Hans Peter Laubscher (archaeologist)
Hans Peter Laubscher (born August 22, 1936 in Baden-Baden , † February 12, 1999 in Munich ) was a German classical archaeologist .
After graduating from high school in Mannheim in 1955 , he began studying Classical Archeology with the minor subjects Ancient Oriental Philology and Ancient History at the University of Heidelberg , where he did his dissertation with Roland Hampe in 1961 - after switching to the Free University of Berlin and studying abroad in Rome Hellenistic temple cult images was promoted. In the same year, the work was awarded a travel grant from the German Archaeological Institute .
After returning from the fellowship trip, Laubscher worked at the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute from 1962 to 1966 . From 1966 to 1968 he was initially a research assistant at the University of Giessen . In this function, he moved in 1968 to the University of Hamburg , where he joined in 1973 with the work of the relief decoration of Galeriusbogens in Thessaloniki habilitated . In 1971 he was appointed to the Scientific Council, and in 1977 Laubscher became professor at the University of Hamburg. In the winter semester 1989/1990 he accepted a professorship at the University of Munich , where he worked until his death.
Hans Peter Laubscher's scientific interest was primarily in research into Hellenistic sculpture. His book Fishermen and Country People. Studies on Hellenistic Genre Sculpture (Mainz 1982) can be regarded as a groundbreaking work for the interpretation of Hellenistic genre representations. His second preferred field of research was the self-portrayal of the Roman emperors during the Tetrarchy (283 / 4–313 AD).
Fonts (selection)
- The relief decoration of the Arch of Galerius in Thessaloniki . Mann, Berlin 1975, ISBN 3-7861-2220-2 .
- Arcus Novus and Arcus Claudii, two triumphal arches on the Via Lata in Rome . Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 1976 (News from the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class, born 1976, No. 3).
- Fishermen and country people. Studies on Hellenistic Genre Plastic . Zabern, Mainz 1982, ISBN 3-8053-0564-8 .
literature
- Wolfgang Kuhoff : Aeternae Memoriae. On the death of the Munich archaeologist Hans Peter Laubscher . In: Antike Welt 30, 1999, pp. 416-417.
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Peter Laubscher in the catalog of the German National Library
First professorship (chair): Heinrich Brunn (1865–1894) | Adolf Furtwängler (1894–1907) | Paul Wolters (1908–1929) | Ernst Buschor (1929–1959) | Ernst Homann-Wedeking (1959–1973) | Paul Zanker (1976-2002) | Luca Giuliani (2002-2007) | Stefan Ritter (since 2008)
Second professorship: Hans Peter Laubscher (1989–1999) | Rolf Michael Schneider (2001–2016) | Ruth Bielfeldt (since 2016)
Chair of Classical Archeology: Ernst Homann-Wedeking (1954–1959) | Ulf Jantzen (1960–1967) | Walter Hatto Gross (1968–1979) | Hans Georg Niemeyer (1980-2000) | Inge Nielsen (2000–2016) | Christof Berns (since 2018)
Further professorships for archeology and cultural history of the ancient Mediterranean area: Peter Zazoff (1971–1987) | Hans Peter Laubscher (1977–1989) | Burkhard Fehr (1987-2007) | Martina Seifert (since 2010)
Professor according to § 17, 4: Lambert Schneider (1987–2009)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laubscher, Hans Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baden-Baden |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1999 |
| Place of death | Munich |