Karl Anton Neugebauer

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Karl Anton Neugebauer (born November 4, 1886 in Charlottenburg , † June 27, 1945 in Berlin-Dahlem ) was a German classical archaeologist .

Karl Anton Neugebauer was the son of the publisher Franz Neugebauer, who published a widely read housewives magazine. Neugebauer's mother Ottilie Opitz also wrote literary contributions in it. When the father died, Neugebauer was just eleven years old. This resulted in a close bond between mother and son. The musically and intellectually gifted young man initially wanted to pursue an artistic career. He wanted to become a singer and was considered a talented violin player.

After graduating from the Askanisches Gymnasium in Berlin, where he was inspired by Adolf Trendelenburg for antiquity, he began studying classical philology in Berlin and later in Tübingen . From 1907/08 he studied classical archeology at the University of Leipzig with Franz Studniczka . With the work studies over Skopas he received his doctorate in Leipzig in 1913. He then worked for a short time as an assistant at the Antikensammlung at the University of Leipzig , before he was able to travel to the Mediterranean in 1914 with the travel grant from the German Archaeological Institute . He took part in excavations led by Theodor Wiegand in the Heraion of Samos .

At Wiegand's instigation, Neugebauer was employed in the antiques department of the Berlin museums . In 1916 he was drafted into the First World War as a soldier and later became a French prisoner of war. It was not until 1920 that he was reinstated by the Berlin museums. For six months from April 1, 1920 he was acting administrator of the vacant director's assistant position at the sculpture collection. From October 1920 he was curator of the collection of antique sculptures and the Antiquarium. Six years later he was given the title of “curator and professor”. After 1933, a further career in National Socialist Germany was no longer possible because Neugebauer's wife, the concert singer Erna Jacobi, was of Jewish origin. His eldest son committed suicide during the Nazi era. Neugebauer died after the end of the war as a result of an operation.

Neugebauer's work at the Berlin antiques department corresponded to his inclinations and skills. His knowledge of ancient works of art and literature was combined with a sure sense of form and critical judgment. He was one of the last archaeologists who still mastered archeology in its entirety and was active in research in all areas. Especially in the field of antique bronzes , he was considered an outstanding expert. As a museum employee, he conveyed his knowledge to a broad public through lectures, guided tours, publications and archaeological training courses.

Publications

  • Studies on Skopas , Seemann, Leipzig 1913 (Contributions to Art History, New Series, Vol. 39)
  • Antique bronze statuettes , Schoetz & Parrhysius, Berlin 1921 (Art and Culture, Vol. 1)
  • Asclepius. A contribution to the criticism of Roman statue copies , Association of Scientific Publishers, Berlin 1921 ( Winckelmann programs of the Archaeological Society of Berlin , vol. 78)
  • Greek bronzes , Bard, Berlin 1923 (masterpieces in Berlin)
  • Bronze device of antiquity , Velhagen & Klasing, Bielefeld 1927 (picture books on the art and cultural history of antiquity, vol. 2)
  • Bronze statuette of Narkissos von Mechtersheim , de Gruyter, Berlin 1927 ( Winckelmann program of the Archaeological Society of Berlin, vol. 87)
  • The Minoan and Archaic Greek bronzes , de Gruyter, Berlin-Leipzig 1931 (catalog of the statuary bronzes in the Antiquarium of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, vol. 1)
  • The Greek bronzes of the classical period and of Hellenism (edited by Carl Blümel ), Academy, Berlin 1951

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SURNAME Neugebauer, Karl Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlottenburg
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1945
Place of death Berlin