Ejnar Dyggve
Danish architectural historian and archaeologist
About Ejnar Dyggve
Lived 1887 – 1961 (aged 73). Ejnar Dyggve was a Danish architect, architectural historian, christian archaeologist, classical archaeologist, building researcher and archaeologist.
Ejnar Dyggve (17 October 1887 in Liepāja, Russian Empire - 6 August 1961 in Copenhagen) was a Danish architect and archeologist. He worked extensively on Croatian pre-Romanesque art and architecture starting in 1922 during an expedition to Salona in Dalmatia, Croatia. He was a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and became honorary citizen of Solin.
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Who was Ejnar Dyggve?
Danish architectural historian and archaeologist (1887–1961)
When was Ejnar Dyggve born?
Ejnar Dyggve was born on 17 October 1887 in Liepāja.
When did Ejnar Dyggve die?
Ejnar Dyggve died on 6 August 1961 in Copenhagen.
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Ejnar Dyggve was an architect, architectural historian, christian archaeologist, classical archaeologist, building researcher and archaeologist.
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Ejnar Dyggve was Danish.
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