Julius Schmidt (prehistoric)
Julius Schmidt (born August 8, 1823 in Sangerhausen , † October 14, 1897 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German mining and metallurgical engineer, historian , art historian , local researcher and prehistoric scientist .
Life
Julius Schmidt attended various schools in Sangerhausen, Freiberg and Aschersleben . In 1847 he began studying the new languages in Berlin and learned English and Spanish . In 1848 he went to the Polytechnic in Dresden and then to Freiberg, where he studied mineralogy , geognosy , chemistry and metallurgy . From 1851 he worked in the mining and metallurgical industries in Central and South America . In Central America, he also visited the ancient Mayan cities of Copán and Quirigua . In 1861 he returned to Europe.
In the following years he lived in Dresden, Nuremberg , Weimar , Stuttgart and Sangerhausen and introduced private studies on the history , History , Art History and Archeology at. He went on research trips to France , Italy , Austria , Dalmatia and Greece . In Athens he made the acquaintance of Heinrich Schliemann .
In 1869 Schmidt did his doctorate at the University of Leipzig with the thesis The Serpentine and the history of the industry based on its occurrence in Saxony . In 1890 he moved to Halle (Saale), where on July 1st he succeeded Hans von Borries as director of the Provincial Museum, today's State Museum of Prehistory . In the following years he carried out numerous excavations. In 1894 he was appointed professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg . Julius Schmidt died on October 14, 1897. His successor in the role of museum director was Rudolf Kautzsch .
He was the editor of the first volume of the communications from the Provincial Museum of the Province of Saxony in Halle ad Saale .
Fonts
- Serpentine and the history of industry based on its occurrence in Saxony (1869)
- Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Sangerhausen district (1882)
- The stone sculptures of Copán and Quirigua (1883)
- Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the city of Nordhausen (1888)
- Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Grafschaft Hohenstein district (1889)
literature
- Gustav Dannehl : Julius Schmidt. A picture of life. Hendel, Halle (Saale) 1899.
- Dieter Kaufmann : The directors of the State Museum for Prehistory Halle (Saale). In: Annual journal for Central German Prehistory. Volume 67, 1984, pp. 41-42 ( online ).
- Rudolf Kautzsch : Instead of a foreword. In: Messages from the Provincial Museum of the Province of Saxony in Halle ad Saale. Volume 2, 1900, pp. 1-2.
- Brigitte Rüster : History of the museum from 1884 to 1912. In: Annual journal for Middle German Prehistory. Volume 67, 1984, pp. 72-86 ( online ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Julius Schmidt in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmidt, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer and prehistoric |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sangerhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1897 |
| Place of death | Halle (Saale) |