Karl Friedrich Suter

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Karl Friedrich Suter (born January 24, 1884 in Zofingen ; † February 24, 1952 in Rostock ) was a Swiss art historian and professor in Leipzig and Rostock.

Life

After graduating from high school in Aargau in 1903 and studying philosophy, English, German and art history at the universities of Munich, Berlin and Leipzig, which was interrupted by traveling from 1903 to 1916, he received his doctorate in art history in 1916 and his habilitation in art history at the University of Leipzig with Giorgione in 1921 Studies. From 1921 to 1937 he was a private lecturer for Middle and Modern Art History in Leipzig. In November 1933 he signed the German professors' confession of Adolf Hitler. From 1937 to 1939 he was a non-scheduled adjunct professor and from 1939 to 1946 adjunct professor for Middle and Modern Art History at the University of Leipzig. In 1946 he became a full professor for art history at the University of Rostock . After Suter's death, Georg Friedrich Koch (1920–1994) took over the provisional management. Suter was the last full director of the Institute of Art History at Rostock University. Until the dissolution of the institute on January 15, 1969, there were only acting directors. Suter had personal contact with artists such as B. Ferdinand Hodler , Edvard Munch , Hans Thoma and Adolf von Hildebrand . He was a member of the National Socialist Teachers' Association (NSLB).

Publications (selection)

  • The riddle of Leonardo's battle picture (= On the history of art abroad, issue 137), Strasbourg 1937

Web links

Dataset on and literature on Karl Friedrich Suter in the state bibliography MV - No hit, 25 March 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Suter, Karl Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art scholar
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Zofingen
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 1952
Place of death Rostock