Wilhelm Gurlitt
August Franz Christian Wilhelm Gurlitt (born March 7, 1844 in Rome , † February 13, 1905 in Graz ) was a German classical archaeologist .
Life
He was born on a study trip of his father, the painter Louis Gurlitt (see also: Gurlitt (family) ), and turned to art history at a young age. He studied classical philology and archeology in Göttingen with Hermann Sauppe and Ernst Curtius and then worked for several years as a German teacher in Athens. In addition, he dealt with the ancient monuments of the city and worked on his habilitation, which he achieved in 1875 with the text The Age and Construction Time of the so-called Theseion in Athens (Vienna 1875). He dedicated the work to the memory of his "unforgettable friend" Friedrich Matz .
In 1877 he was appointed associate professor to the newly created chair for Classical Archeology at the University of Graz , which he held until his death. In 1890 he was promoted to full professor. In the academic year 1894/1895 he was Dean of the Philosophical Faculty. In 1900 he was appointed a corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Vienna .
Wilhelm Gurlitt headed the Styrian Art Association from 1900 and gave it a strong focus on modern trends. He also successfully campaigned to bring the artist Paul Schad-Rossa to Graz in order to establish modern art in Styria. He was an essential promoter of contemporary art in Graz .
Gurlitt died on February 13, 1905 after a long illness. His estate is kept in the archives of the Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz.
literature
- Annual books of the Austrian Archaeological Institute. Volume 8 (1905), Supplement Sp. 125.
- Ludwig Gurlitt : Wilhelm Gurlitt . In: Biographical Yearbook for Classical Studies. 1914, pp. 63–89 (with list of publications).
- Gurlitt Wilhelm. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 109.
- http://homepage.univie.ac.at/elisabeth.trinkl/forum/forum0615/75gurlitt.htm : Wilhelm Gurlitt's path from classical archeology to regional archeology (Forum Archaeologiae)
Web links
- Literature by and about Wilhelm Gurlitt in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Eva Klein: Forgotten Styrian Modernism. Paul Schad-Rossa and the creative milieu around 1900. In: Historisches Jahrbuch der Stadt Graz. Edited by of the city of Graz. Volume 42, Graz 2012, pp. 593-616.
- ↑ Gudrun Danzer, Peter Pakesch (Ed.): Departure into Modernity? Paul Schad-Rossa and art in Graz. Exhibition catalog. New gallery at the Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 2014.
Ordinariate for Classical and Roman Provincial Archeology: Wilhelm Gurlitt (1890–1905) | Franz Winter (1905–1908) | Hans Schrader (1908–1910) | Rudolf Heberdey (1911–1933) | Arnold Schober (1940–1945) | Erna Diez (1963–1983) | Thuri Lorenz (1984-1999) | Peter Scherrer (since 2008)
Full Professor of Archeology, Early High Cultures: Laerke Recht (since 2020)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gurlitt, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gurlitt, August Franz Christian Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1905 |
| Place of death | Graz |