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Ernst Buschor

1886 – 1961

German archaeologist and translator

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Lived 1886 – 1961 (aged 75). Ernst Buschor was a German classical philologist, classical archaeologist, translator, university teacher, art historian and archaeologist.

Ernst Buschor (2 June 1886, Hürben – 11 December 1961, Munich) was a German archaeologist and translator.

Biography From 1905, Buschor studied at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München as a student of classical archaeologist Adolf Furtwängler, earning his doctorate in 1912. After serving as a soldier in the Balkans during World War I, he became an associate professor of classical archaeology at the University of Erlangen. In 1920, he became a full professor at the University of Freiburg. From 1921 to 1929, he was director of the German Archaeological Institute at Athens. From 1929 to 1959, he served as a professor of classical archaeology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

From 1922 to 1924, he conducted archaeological excavations in Athens, Olympia and Amyklai (Sparta), and for many years served as director of excavations on the island of Samos (1925–1939; 1951–1961). In 1921, he became a full member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences.

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Education
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Employers
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Awards
Bavarian Order of Merit; Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; Honorary doctor of the University of Athens

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Who was Ernst Buschor?

German archaeologist and translator (1886–1961)

When was Ernst Buschor born?

Ernst Buschor was born on 2 June 1886 in Hürben.

When did Ernst Buschor die?

Ernst Buschor died on 11 December 1961 in Munich.

What was Ernst Buschor's occupation?

Ernst Buschor was a classical philologist, classical archaeologist, translator, university teacher, art historian and archaeologist.

What nationality was Ernst Buschor?

Ernst Buschor was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ernst Buschor

· Wikidata: Q75744

· DBpedia: Ernst Buschor

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