Hubertus Lossow
Hubertus Lossow (born January 2, 1911 in Opole , Upper Silesia , † August 16, 2011 in Berlin ) was a German art historian .
Life
After studying art history Lossow was at in 1935 Wroclaw University doctorate . He had been employed at the Silesian Museum of Fine Arts in Wroclaw since 1934 , where he was appointed acting director in 1943 . Shortly before the end of the Second World War , Lossow fled Silesia when the Soviet Army approached on January 22, 1945 and found his new place of work in Berlin.
In Berlin, Lossow initially worked as a scientific clerk at the former National Museums in Berlin , and from 1948 as their scientific curator . In 1953 Lossow was appointed professor of art history at the Berlin University of Fine Arts , where he retired in 1976 , but remained there for another three years as a self- advocate .
Lossow wrote a number of art-historical non-fiction books since his time as a student in Breslau or later also acted as editor . In addition to his scientific work, he also worked as a painter and was a member of the Berlin Artists Association .
He is buried in the forest cemetery in Zehlendorf .
Honors
- In 1974, an expert on Italian art history, he became president of the Berlin Comitato of the Società Dante Alighieri .
- In 1997 he was awarded the Georg Dehio Prize of the Esslingen Artists' Guild for his services to Silesian art history , presented on November 13, 1997 in Würzburg.
literature
- Klaus Hildebrandt: Prof. Dr. Hubertus Lossow. Laudation for the 100th birthday. In: Schlesischer Kulturspiegel. No. 1/11, Volume 46, Stiftung Kulturwerk Schlesien, Würzburg 2011, p. 7.
Publications (selection)
- Schiller and Fichte in their personal relationships and in their importance for the foundation of aesthetics . Risse, Dresden 1935 (dissertation).
- Michael Willmann (1630-1706). Master of baroque painting . Korn, Würzburg 1994.
Web links
- Literature by and about Hubertus Lossow in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature list in the online catalog of the Berlin State Library
- Digital portrait archive
Individual evidence
- ↑ We wtorek w Berlinie pogrzeb prof. Hubertus Lossova. In: Wyborcza.pl. August 29, 2011, accessed October 28, 2015 (Polish).
- ↑ Wolfgang Freericks: Welcome address for the award of the Georg Dehio Prize 1997. In: Würzburger medical historical reports 17, 1998, pp. 565-567.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lossow, Hubertus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Opole , Upper Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 2011 |
| Place of death | Berlin |