Rüdiger Becksmann
Rüdiger Becksmann (born July 3, 1939 in Heidelberg ; † May 19, 2012 ) was a German art historian who primarily worked as a researcher in the field of medieval glass painting.
Rüdiger Becksmann was born on July 3, 1939 in Heidelberg and graduated from high school in Freiburg i. Br. From. He then studied art history, classical and Christian archeology in Freiburg i. Br. And Berlin In 1965, he did his doctorate with Kurt Bauch in Freiburg. He then worked as a research assistant for Hans Wentzel with funds from the DFG for the German Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi . In 1968 he made suggestions for the establishment of a job for the German CVMA in Stuttgart, since 1970 he has been its head, initially as a pilot project of the Volkswagenwerk Foundation under the sponsorship of the German Association for Art Research, and since 1975 under the care of the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz ; In 1982 the job was relocated to Freiburg.
1970–1988 Becksmann was Secretary of the German National Committee of the CVMA, 1975–1987 Vice President of the international CVMA. Since 1991 member of the Heidelberg Inscription Commission. From 1970 took up teaching positions at the universities of Stuttgart, Freiburg i. Br. And Heidelberg true. In 1981 he was appointed honorary professor in Stuttgart. He turned down an appointment to the chair for medieval art history at the University of Zurich in 1968 in favor of the CVMA.
Rüdiger Bescksmann had been married since 1975 and had two sons.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vita and list of publications on the CVMA website: http://www.cvma-freiburg.de/mitarbei/CV-RB.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Becksmann, Rudiger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidelberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 2012 |