Philipp Filtzinger
Philipp Filtzinger (born January 19, 1925 in Mainz-Mombach ; † June 12, 2006 in Tübingen ) was a German archaeologist.
He did his doctorate in prehistory with Kurt Bittel in Tübingen on the Roman Danube Limes . After an employment at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Bonn from 1964 to 1968 he came to the Württembergisches Landesmuseum in Stuttgart , where he represented Roman provincial archeology. He was instrumental in setting up the Limes Museum in Aalen .
Filtzinger's research focus was on Roman provincial archeology. He made particular contributions to the introduction of aerial archeology . He made his first attempts in 1953 for his dissertation with a tethered balloon.
In 1991 he was awarded the title of honorary professor .
Works
- Limesmuseum Aalen - Great Guide . Stuttgart 1971 (4th edition 1991)
- with Dieter Planck , Bernhard Cämmerer : The Romans in Baden-Württemberg . Stuttgart 1976 (3rd edition 1986)
- Hic saxa loquuntur - This is where the stones talk . Writings of the Limes Museum Aalen, No. 25. Stuttgart 1980
- Limes Museum Aalen . Stuttgart 1981
- Arae Flaviae - The Roman Rottweil . Writings of the Limes Museum Aalen, No. 49. Stuttgart 1995
literature
Obituaries
- Archeology in Germany 2006, issue 4, p. 73.
- Dieter Planck : Archäologisches Nachrichtenblatt 11, 3/2006, pp. 302–303
Web links
- Philipp Filtzinger: Arae Flaviae. The Roman Rottweil . 2nd Edition. Tübingen 2005, Internet edition for the exhibition in the Dominican Museum .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Filtzinger, Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mainz-Mombach |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 2006 |
| Place of death | Tübingen |