Werner Kloos

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Werner Kloos (born November 23, 1909 in Friedberg (Hesse) ; † June 26, 1990 in Bremen ) was a German art historian , museum director and author.

Life

After attending grammar school in Darmstadt , Kloos studied art history, archeology and medieval history in Frankfurt, Freiburg, Vienna and Munich. He received his doctorate on a topic on medieval art and then volunteered at the State Museum in Darmstadt . Then he was assistant and curator and from 1941 head of the Hamburger Kunsthalle . In the meantime he was called up for military service and became a prisoner of war .

Kloos worked as a freelance author from 1948 before he was appointed to the Focke Museum in Bremen in 1953 . There he promoted its expansion. A new building was inaugurated in 1964. From 1952 to 1972 he was also the state monument curator in Bremen.

Kloos wrote several works on Bremen's cultural history and also a Bremen lexicon , which has appeared in three editions since 1977. In 1974 he retired.

Fonts

  • The Bremen woman. An almanac by Werner Kloos - portraits and illustrations from the collections of the Focke Museum. Schünemann , Bremen 1965. 2nd edition 1980.
  • Heinz Lilienthal. Career and work. Design in glass, stone and metal. Schünemann, Bremen 1985, ISBN 3-7961-1764-3 .
  • with Hans Scheidulin and Jürgen Wittstock: Old churches in and around Bremen. Art treasures in the Weser area. Schünemann, Bremen 1989, ISBN 3-7961-1804-6 .
  • Nice old Bremen. In engravings and lithographs. Schünemann, Bremen 1992; ISBN 3-7961-1815-1
  • Bremen Lexicon. A key to Bremen. Hauschild, Bremen 1977.

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personal data
SURNAME Kloos, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art historian and museum director
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Friedberg (Hesse)
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 1990
Place of death Bremen