Werner Ekschmitt

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Werner Ekschmitt (* 1926 in what is now Wuppertal ; † December 24, 2004 in Staufen im Breisgau ) was a German lecturer at the Goethe Institute who excelled as a publicist on Greek and archaeological topics.

Werner Ekschmitt grew up in Wuppertal and after the Second World War he studied classical philology , philosophy and religious history at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and also did his doctorate in Heidelberg. After several professional positions, Ekschmitt became a lecturer at the Goethe Institute. From 1960 he worked for the institute in Greece , first in Athens , later as head of the branch in Patras and then for seven years as head of the Thessaloniki department . During this time Ekschmitts discovered his deep affection for Greece. In 1966 he published his first book on the subject.

In 1980 Ekschmitt was transferred to Staufen and worked at the Goethe Institute there for several years. After retiring, a very productive phase as a writer began. Ekschmitt published a few books that were intended for an interested lay audience. Some of them were reprinted and widely distributed. Important publications were the double volume Art and Culture of the Cyclades, in which Ekschmitt presented the history and art of the Cyclades in a vivid way , as well as The Seven Wonders of the World. Their edification, destruction and rediscovery. Ekschmitt's interests ranged from the Cycladic - Mycenaean and Minoan times to late and post-ancient times. Although generally described as shy, he continued to participate in the academic life of the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg for a long time . He died of complications from cancer.

Fonts

  • The memory of the peoples. Hieroglyphics, writing and finds on clay tablets, papyri and parchments. Safari, Berlin 1964 (The world of knowledge).
    • Czech: Paměť národů. Hieroglyfy, písmo a písemné nálezy na hliněných tabulkách, papyrech a pergamenech. Orbis, Prague 1974.
  • To unknown Greece. Safari, Berlin 1966 (The world of knowledge).
  • The controversy surrounding Linear B. CH Beck, Munich 1969.
  • The rise of Athens. The time of the Persian Wars. Bertelsmann, Munich 1968, ISBN 3-570-02431-8 .
  • Trips in the Peloponnese. To unknown Greece. Safari near Ullstein, Berlin-Frankfurt / M-Vienna 1979, ISBN 3-7934-1133-8 .
  • The seven world wonders. Their construction, destruction and rediscovery (= cultural history of the ancient world . Special volume). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1984, ISBN 3-8053-0784-5 .
  • World models. Greek world views from Thales to Ptolemy (= cultural history of the ancient world. Volume 43). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1989, ISBN 3-8053-1092-7 .
  • The Cyclades. Bronze Age, Geometric and Archaic Age (= cultural history of the ancient world. Special issue). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1993, ISBN 3-8053-1533-3 .
    • The Cyclades. Part 1: Neolithic and Bronze Age (= cultural history of the ancient world. Volume 28 / I). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1986, ISBN 3-8053-0842-6 .
    • The Cyclades. Part 2: Geometric and Archaic Time (= cultural history of the ancient world. Volume 28 / II). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1986, ISBN 3-8053-0900-7 .
  • Ugarit - Qumran - Nag Hammadi. The great writings on the Bible (= cultural history of the ancient world. Special volume). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1993, ISBN 3-8053-1424-8 .
  • Mount Athos. History, life and culture of the Greek monastic republic. Herder, Freiburg-Basel-Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-451-04321-1 .

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SURNAME Ekschmitt, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lecturer and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Wuppertal
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 2004
Place of death Staufen im Breisgau