About Andreas Rumpf
Lived 1890 – 1966 (aged 75). Andreas Rumpf was a German anthropologist, art historian, archaeologist and university teacher.
Andreas Rumpf (3 December 1890 – 22 June 1966) was a German classical archaeologist born in Potsdam. He was a specialist of ancient Greek and Roman art, in particular, vase painting and Greek wall painting. He was the son of painter Fritz Rumpf (1856–1927).
He studied classical archaeology at the University of Leipzig under Franz Studniczka (1860-1929), earning his doctorate with a dissertation on the murals in Veii, titled "Die Wandmalereien in Veji." In 1923 he received his habilitation at Leipzig with a thesis on Chalkidiki vases. From 1928 to 1960 he was a professor of classical archaeology at the University of Cologne.
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Who was Andreas Rumpf?
German archaeologist (1890-1966)
When was Andreas Rumpf born?
Andreas Rumpf was born on 3 December 1890 in Potsdam.
When did Andreas Rumpf die?
Andreas Rumpf died on 22 June 1966 in Cologne.
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Andreas Rumpf was an anthropologist, art historian, archaeologist and university teacher.
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Andreas Rumpf was German.
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