Renate Kroos

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Renate Kroos (born January 24, 1931 ; † October 9, 2017 in Munich ) was a German art historian at the Central Institute for Art History in Munich. She published numerous scientific articles and papers. After studying and doing a doctorate in Göttingen and working at the Berlin State Library, she came to the Central Institute for Art History in Munich in 1971 to supervise research undertakings and to support the work of the management. In the two decades of her activity at the institute she supervised several important projects, the most extensive of which was the large monograph on the Servatius Shrine in Maastricht. She was also a member of the editorial conference of the art chronicle. After she left in 1991, she pursued her own scientific projects until the end. In 2002, the Humboldt University of Berlin awarded her an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Theology for her services to mediaeval research.

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  1. ^ Obituary notice Renate Kroos , FAZ , November 25, 2017
  2. ^ "Colloquium in honor of Renate Kroos" , Central Institute for Art History, accessed on November 25, 2017
  3. ^ "Personalia" ( Memento of the original dated November 2, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, accessed on November 25, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www2.hu-berlin.de
personal data
SURNAME Kroos, Renate
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art historian
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1931
DATE OF DEATH October 9, 2017
Place of death Munich