Leo Mildenberg

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Leo Mildenberg (born February 14, 1913 in Kassel ; † January 14, 2001 in Zurich ) was a German numismatist , coin dealer and collector of antiquities.

life and work

He attended school in Bad Mergentheim and Schwäbisch Hall and then studied Ancient History and Semitic Studies in Frankfurt, Leipzig and, after fleeing as a Jew from Germany, at the University of Dorpat , where he received his doctorate in 1938 . Here he also taught as a lecturer in Oriental and Semitic languages ​​until he was deported to Kazakhstan in 1941, now as a German . In 1947 he emigrated to Switzerland. Here he founded the Numismatic Department of Bank Leu in Zurich , of which he later became director and which he headed until his retirement in 1990. He developed the company into one of the leading dealers in ancient coins. From 1954 to 1969, together with his friend and professional colleague Hermann Rosenberg, he ran the Lucerne coin auctions, which were recognized worldwide.

In addition, he was scientifically active in the field of numismatics, especially ancient Jewish coinage. He was active as a sponsor and organizer of numismatics, which earned him numerous honors, for example from 1966-79 he was the editor of the Swiss Numismatic Review, in 1980 he was made an honorary member of the International Association of Professional Numismatists , and in 1985 he received the Archer M. Huntington Medal of the American Numismatic Society , in 1995 he was made an honorary doctorate from the University of Tübingen , in 1999 he was made an honorary member of the Royal Numismatic Society in London.

Since 1950, he wore a collection of animal representations from the ancient times together, which became the largest in the world. 1981–1999 several exhibitions of his collection took place in numerous locations in the USA, Europe and Israel. At his request, most of the collection was auctioned off at Christie's in London in 2004/05 after his death .

portrait

  • 1983 portrait medal, 50 mm, 1 silver copy and 200 bronze copies on his 70th birthday. Medalist: Fernando Calico Rebull, Barcelona

literature

  • Arthur Houghton , Silvia Hurter, Patricia Erhart Mottahedeh, Jane Ayer Scott (Eds.): Festschrift für Leo Mildenberg = Studies in honor of Leo Mildenberg: Numismatics, Art History, Archeology. Wetteren, Cultura 1984. ISBN 90-71165-01-9
  • Dan Barag (Ed.): Studies in memory of Leo Mildenberg = Israel Numismatic Journal 14, 2000–2002.
  • Dan Barag: Leo Mildenberg in memoriam, In: Israel Numismatic Journal 14, 2000-02, pp. 7-8.
  • Peter Berghaus : Leo Mildenberg +. In: Numismatisches Nachrichtenblatt 50, 2001, 5, p. 195.
  • Hans-Ulrich Geiger: The joy of the collector: On the death of Leo Mildenberg, In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung No. 22, 27./28. January 2001, p. 48.
  • Ira Goldberg: Personal remembrances of Dr. Leo Mildenberg, In: The Celator 15, 3, 2001, p. 37.
  • Ulrich Huebner, Ernst Axel Knauf : Obituary for Leo Mildenberg. In: Circular of the Swiss Society for Oriental Studies / Société Suisse pour l'Étude du Proche-Orient Ancien 47 (2001) pp. 33–34.
  • Silvia Hurter: In memory of Leo Mildenberg [1913–2001], In: Swiss Numismatic Rundschau 80, 2001, pp. 4–6.
  • Silvia Hurter: Dr. Leo Mildenberg: February 14, 1913 to January 14, 2001, In: Helvetische Münzeitung 36, 2, 2001, p. 157.
  • Silvia Hurter: Leo Mildenberg, 14 février 1913-14 janvier 2001, In: Bulletin de la Société Française de Numismatique 56, 2, 2001, pp. 27-28.
  • Silvia Hurter: In memoriam: Leo Mildenberg (February 13, 1913 - January 14, 2001), In: Schweizer Münzblätter 51, 201, 2001, p. 20.
  • George Frederick Kolbe: Dr. Leo Mildenberg, 1913-2001, In: The Celator 17, 5, 2003, p. 32.
  • Dietrich Mannsperger: Numismatic Evidence and Noah's Ark. On the death of Leo Mildenberg, In: Antike Welt 32, 2001, pp. 223–224.
  • Alan S. Walker: Numismatist and antiquarian Dr. Leo Mildenberg dies in Zurich, In: The Celator 15, 3, 2001, pp. 26-27. 36.

Fonts (selection)

  • The Coinage of the Bar Kokhba War, Aarau, Frankfurt, Salzburg, Sauerländer 1984. ISBN 3-7941-2634-3
  • Vestigia leonis. Studies on ancient numismatics of Israel, Palestine and the eastern Mediterranean world, ed. by Ulrich Huebner and Ernst Axel Knauf, Novum Testamentum et Orbis Antiquus 36, Friborg - Göttingen 1998. ISBN 3-525-53907-X ; ISBN 3-7278-1155-2 [therein P. XV-XXI: Bibliography Leo Mildenberg]

Catalogs of the Mildenberg Collection

  • Arielle P. Kozloff (ed.): Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection. Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art 1981 ISBN 0-910386-65-X
  • Ulrich Gehrig (Ed.): Animal pictures from four millennia. Antiques from the Mildenberg Collection. Mainz, Zabern 1983. ISBN 3-8053-0737-3
  • Arielle P. Kozloff, David Gordon Mitten , Michel Sguaitamatti: More Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection. ([Animals in ancient art from the Leo Mildenberg collection; 2]) Mainz, Zabern 1986. ISBN 3-8053-0927-9
  • Alan S. Walker (ed.): Animals in ancient art from the Leo Mildenberg collection, part 3. Mainz, Zabern 1996. ISBN 3-8053-1905-3
  • Gisela Zahlhaas : From Noah's Ark. Animal pictures from the Mildenberg Collection from five millennia; [Munich, Prehistoric State Collection, from October 11, 1996 to January 12, 1997; Mannheim, Reiss-Museum, from April 13, 1997 to June 22, 1997]. Mainz, Zabern 1996. ISBN 3-8053-1905-3 , ISBN 3-8053-1995-9
  • Out of Noah's ark. Animals in ancient art from the Leo Mildenberg collection, edited and adapted by Patricia Erhart Mottahedeh from the German, Aus Noahs Arche, by Gisela Zahlhaas. Mainz, Zabern 1997. ISBN 3-8053-2347-6 .
  • Mit-têvãtô sel N¯oa.h: .hayyôt bã-ommãnût haq-qedûmã; m¯e-ôsef Lê'ô Mîldenberg. Jerusalem, Bible Lands Museum [1997]. ISBN 965-702-701-2
  • "Couched as a lion ... who shall rouse him up" (Genesis 49: 9); depictions of animals form the Leo Mildenberg Collection. Haifa, Reuben and Edith Hecht Museum, University of Haifa 1999. ISBN 965-7034-07-8
  • Jane Biers (ed.): A Peaceable Kingdom: Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Part VI. Mainz, Zabern 2004. ISBN 3-8053-3395-1
  • A peaceable kingdom. The Leo Mildenberg Collection of ancient animals. Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 October 2004. London, Christie's 2004
  • Antiquities: Wednesday 20 April 2005: including property from the Leo Mildenberg collection. London, Christie's 2005

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personal data
SURNAME Mildenberg, Leo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German numismatist, coin dealer and collector of antiquities
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH kassel
DATE OF DEATH January 14, 2001
Place of death Zurich