Heinrich Hammer (art historian)

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Heinrich Hammer (born March 19, 1873 in Schruns , Vorarlberg , † January 8, 1953 in Innsbruck ) was an Austrian art historian .

Life

Heinrich Hammer, the son of an administrative lawyer, initially studied history, art history and geography in Innsbruck and, after moving to Vienna , shifted his interest entirely to art history. He began the course at the Institute for Austrian Historical Research in 1895, but left in December 1895 and returned to Innsbruck, where he received his doctorate in 1897 under Josef Hirn (1848–1917) and Ludwig von Pastor . First he entered the middle school service and taught in Trieste and Innsbruck. In 1908 he received his habilitation at the University of Innsbruck, against the resistance of the professor Hans Semper (1845-1920).

In September 1920 he was appointed professor of art history ad personam, alongside Moritz Dreger (1868–1939) , who had been a new professor since 1917 . After he moved to Vienna in 1926, Hammer was appointed full professor and head of the Institute of Art History on February 24, 1927. He retired in September 1939, but Hammer continued to teach for a few years because his successor Werner Körte (1905–1945) was unable to teach due to his military service.

His research area was mainly the history of art in Tyrol , about which he published numerous books and magazine articles. From 1907 he worked on the Thieme-Becker artist lexicon , from 1916 he was entrusted with the coordination of articles relating to Tyrol.

In 1950 he was awarded the Innsbruck Ring of Honor. In 1962 the (no longer existing) Hammergasse in the Innsbruck district of Höttinger Au was named after him.

Publications (selection)

  • Josef Schöpf 1745–1822. With general studies on the style change in fresco and panel painting in Tyrol in the 18th century. In: Journal of the Ferdinandeum for Tyrol and Vorarlberg. Episode 3, 51, 1907, p. 141ff., Also independent publishing house of the Wagner'schen Universitätsbuchhandlung, Innsbruck 1908 p. 148ff. ( Digitized version ).
  • The development of baroque ceiling painting in Tyrol. (= Studies on German Art History Issue 159). JH Ed. Heitz, Strasbourg 1912 ( digitized  in the  text archive - Internet Archive ).
  • The palaces and civil buildings of Innsbruck. Art history guide through the buildings and monuments. Hölzel, Vienna 1923 ( digitized version )
  • The development of art in Tyrol. Bruckmann, Munich 1933.
  • Albin Egger-Lienz. A book for the German people. Deutscher Alpenverlag, Innsbruck 1938.
  • with Franz Martin , Heinrich Waschgler: Handbook of Art Monuments in the Danube and Alpine Gauzes Volume 3: Salzburg, Tyrol and Vorarlberg. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin / Schroll, Vienna 1943.
  • Art history of the city of Innsbruck. Tyrolia, Innsbruck 1952.

literature

  • Austrian history of the present in self-portrayals Volume 1. Innsbruck 1950, pp. 1–16.
  • Josef Ringler : Tyrol's contribution to Thieme-Becker . In: Festschrift Hans Vollmer . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1957, p. 34.
  • Gerhard Oberkofler: The historical subjects at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Innsbruck 1850-1945 . Österreichische Kommissionsbuchhandlung, Innsbruck 1969, pp. 205–210 Fig. 38 (photo).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ City of Innsbruck: Ring of Honor (PDF; 233 kB).
  2. ↑ Renaming of streets and paths in the Höttinger Au. In: Official Journal of the State Capital Innsbruck , No. 9, September 1962, p. 4 ( digitized version ).
personal data
SURNAME Hammer, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian art historian
DATE OF BIRTH March 19, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Schruns , Vorarlberg
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1953
Place of death innsbruck