Daniel Krencker

Daniel Krencker (15 July 1874, Andolsheim – 10 November 1941, Berlin) was an Alsatian-German architectural historian. He is known for his studies of Roman architecture, in particular, his investigations of its temples (Asia Minor, Syria) and thermal baths.

From 1894 to 1898 he studied architecture at the Technische Hochshule at Berlin-Charlottenburg. Later on, he served as a professor of architectural history at the university. (from 1922 to 1941). Concurrently, he was an honorary professor of Geschichte der Bau- und Gartenkunst at the agricultural university in Berlin (1930–1941). German "Aksum Expedition", February 1906. From left: Theodor von Lüpke, Dr. Erich Kaschke, Gebre Selassie (Governor of the province of Tigre), Enno Littmann and Daniel Krencker.

Under the direction of Otto Puchstein and Bruno Schulz (1865–1932), from 1900 to 1904, he investigated the ancient Roman ruins at Baalbek and Palmyra. In 1905/06 he was technical manager of an expedition to Aksum (Abyssinia). Later on, he conducted studies at the excavation site of the Hittite capital of Hattusa (Asia Minor, 1907). Der Zeustempel zu Aizanoi: nach den Ausgrabungen von Daniel Krencker und Martin Schede – The Temple of Zeus at Aizanoi, according to the excavation by Krencker and Martin Schede (1883–1947). Die Trierer Kaiserthermen, 1929 – The Trier Imperial thermal baths. Palmyra : Ergebnisse der Expeditionen von 1902 und 1917, with Theodor Wiegand, 1932 – Palmyra, results of 1902 and 1917 expeditions. Römische Tempel in Syrien: nach Aufnahmen und Untersuchungen von Mitgliedern der Deutschen Baalbekexpedition 1901-1904; with Otto Puchstein and Bruno Schulz, 1933 – A Roman temple in Syria; records and investigations by members of the German "Baalbekexpedition" 1901-1904. Römische Tempel in Syrien, with Willy Zschietzschmann (1900–1976), 1938. Der Tempel in Ankara, with Martin Schede and others, 1936 – The temple at Ankara.