Hermann Weiß (costume expert)

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Carl Jacob Hermann Weiß (born April 2, 1822 in Hamburg , † April 21, 1897 in Berlin ) was a German painter, copper engraver and costume expert .

Weiß, younger brothers of the painter and illustrator Ferdinand Weiß , studied in Berlin with Johann Samuel Otto and at the Academy of Arts , from 1843 in Düsseldorf with Theodor Hildebrandt . From 1845 he worked in Berlin, where he was represented in the Academy exhibition with genre and history pictures in 1842 and 1850 . From 1854 to 1884 he was a teacher of costume studies at the Academy of Arts, and from 1856 as a professor. From 1858 to 1878 he was assistant director at the Kupferstichkabinett and from 1879 technical director of the armory . In 1883 he was appointed a secret councilor.

He is significant with his work on costume studies , which he helped to establish as a scientific discipline.

Works

  • History of the costume. Volume 1: Africa. Dümmler, Berlin 1853.
  • Costume studies. Handbook of the history of costume, construction and from the earliest times to the present. 3 parts in 6 departments. Ebner & Seubert, Stuttgart 1860–1872.
    • 1.1 The peoples of the east. 1860, digitized , digitized
    • 1.2 The peoples of Europe. 1860, digitized
    • 2.1 Middle Ages from the 4th to the 14th century. Byzantium and the East. 1862, digitized
    • 2.2 Middle Ages from the 4th to the 14th century. The costume of the peoples of Europe. 1864, digitized
    • 3.1 The costume from the 14th to the 16th century. 1872, digitized
    • 3.2 The costume from the 16th century to the present day. 1872, digitized
    • 2nd edition, 2 volumes. 1881, 1883.

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personal data
SURNAME White, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES White, Carl Jacob Hermann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, engraver and costume expert
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH April 21, 1897
Place of death Berlin