Wilhelm Grünhagen
Wilhelm Grünhagen (born December 20, 1915 in Hameln , † February 12, 1993 ) was a German classical archaeologist .
Life
Wilhelm Grünhagen studied Classical Archeology, Ancient History, Classical Philology and Art History at the University of Halle . He received his doctorate in 1939 with the dissertation “The Treasure Find from Gross Bodungen”. Since 1945 he was the first full-time curator of the collection of antiquities at the University of Erlangen , where he also received his habilitation in 1953, in 1964 as an adjunct professor, and in 1981 as an honorary professor.
Since November 1954 Grünhagen was a consultant at the Madrid department of the German Archaeological Institute , in October 1959 he became its second director. From 1956 he directed the excavations of Munigua . On June 1, 1961, he became the first director at the headquarters of the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin . From November 1971 until his retirement in 1980 he was first director of the Madrid department of the German Archaeological Institute.
Fonts
- Archaeological Institute of the University of Erlangen. Antique original works from the institute's art collection , Nuremberg 1948
- The treasure trove of Gross Bodungen , Roman-Germanic research vol. 21, Berlin 1954
- Department Madrid , in: Contributions to the history of the German Archaeological Institute 1929 to 1979 . Part I, Mainz 1979, pp. 117-165
literature
- Nürnberger Blätter zur Archäologie 1–2, 1984–86, p. 30
- Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar , 16th edition, Berlin 1992, p. 1142
- Madrid Communications 36, 1995, plate 4a (portrait)
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SURNAME | Grünhagen, Wilhelm |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical archaeologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1915 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamelin |
DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1993 |