Hansjörg Bloesch

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Hansjörg Bloesch (born July 5, 1912 in Bern , † January 21, 1992 in Winterthur ) was a Swiss classical archaeologist and numismatist .

Hansjörg Bloesch, son of the editor and librarian Hans Bloesch , studied at the universities of Bern, Paris and Munich. He received his doctorate in August 1940 at the University of Munich under Ernst Buschor with the work Forms of Attic Bowls from Exekias to the End of the Strict Style . Already with his dissertation he made a lasting contribution to the subject by arranging the Attic bowls typologically and thus creating a framework for the orientation of classical archaeologists. The typological classification of the bowls was carried out from now on "according to Bloesch". In 1943 he was at the University of Bern habilitation, in 1948 there associate professor and the first chair as Professor of Classical Archeology at the University. In 1951 he moved to the University of Zurich , where he became a full professor in 1969. His successor in Bern was Hans Jucker , and he himself succeeded Arnold von Salis in Zurich . In 1977 Bloesch retired. His successor was Hans Peter Isler .

For 34 years, from 1948 to 1982, he was the curator of the Münzkabinett and Antikensammlung of the city of Winterthur . He was the first part-time paid curator of the Münzkabinett and published parts of its holdings.

Bloesch had been a full member of the German Archaeological Institute since 1954 and the Austrian Archaeological Institute . Since 1971 he has been in charge of the excavations at Monte Iato in Sicily . From 1952 he headed the Swiss Commission for the Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum .

His main research interests were the Greek vases and Greek numismatics.

Fonts

  • Forms of Attic bowls from Exekias to the end of the Strict Style , Benteli, Bern 1940
  • Agalma. Gem, votive gift, idol. A contribution to the early Greek cultural and religious history , Benteli, Bern 1943
  • Ancient art in Switzerland. 50 masterpieces from classical antiquity in public and private ownership , Rentsch, Zurich 1943
  • with Herbert Isler: Report on the excavations in Oberwinterthur (Vitudurum) 1949–1951 (= New Year's Gazette of the Aid Society Winterthur for the best of the local orphanage, issue 83, 1952). Hülfsgesellschaft Winterthur / City Library, Winterthur 1951
  • Greek coins in Winterthur , Vol. 1–2, Münzkabinett Winterthur, Winterthur 1971–1997
  • Publisher: Greek vases from the Hirschmann Collection , Rohr, Zurich 1982, ISBN 3-85865-070-6
    • also as an English edition: Greek Vases from the Hirschmann Collection , Rohr, Zurich 1982, ISBN 3-85865-071-4
  • Memories of Aigeai . Publication of the Münzkabinett Winterthur , Münzkabinett Winterthur, Winterthur 1989, ISBN 3-907047-05-2

literature

  • Hans Peter Isler , Gérard Seiterle (editor): On Greek art. Hansjörg Bloesch on his 60th birthday on July 5, 1972 (= antique art supplements 9). Francke, Bern 1973 [with list of publications p. 4].
  • Hans Peter Isler: Professor Dr. Hansjörg Bloesch. July 5, 1912 to January 21, 1992 . In: Antike Kunst 35, 1992, p. 146.
  • Hans-Markus von Kaenel : Hansjörg Bloesch . In: Schweizerische Münzblätter 42, 1992, pp. 61–63 ( digitized version )

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personal data
SURNAME Bloesch, Hansjörg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss classical archaeologist and numismatist
DATE OF BIRTH July 5, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Bern
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 1992
Place of death Winterthur