About Josef Szombathy
Lived 1853 – 1943 (aged 90). Josef Szombathy was an Austrian anthropologist, archaeologist and prehistorian.
Josef Szombathy born Szombathy József (11 June 1853 – 9 November 1943) was an Austro-Hungarian archaeologist; he was present when the Venus of Willendorf was discovered in 1908.
The Venus of Willendorf is an statuette of a female figure, discovered at a Paleolithic site near Willendorf, a village in Lower Austria near the city of Krems. It is carved from an oolitic limestone that is not local to the area, and tinted with red ochre. It is estimated to have been carved years ago. Szombathy collected finds from all over the Austro-Hungarian empire, including Galicia, Bukovina, Bohemia, Moravia, Carniola, and Vojvodina.
Josef Szombathy died of natural causes in 1943.
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Who was Josef Szombathy?
Austro-Hungarian archaeologist (1853–1943)
When was Josef Szombathy born?
Josef Szombathy was born on 11 June 1853 in Vienna.
When did Josef Szombathy die?
Josef Szombathy died on 9 November 1943 in Vienna.
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Josef Szombathy was an anthropologist, archaeologist and prehistorian.
What nationality was Josef Szombathy?
Josef Szombathy was Austrian.
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