Richard Delbrueck

Richard Delbrück (; 14 July 1875, Jena – 22 August 1957, Bonn) was a German classical archaeologist who specialized in the field of ancient Roman portraiture.

Career In 1899 he graduated from the University of Bonn, where he was a student of Georg Loeschcke. From 1911 to 1915, he was head of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI) in Rome. He was later a professor of classical archaeology at the Universities of Giessen (1922–1928) and Bonn (1928–1940).

Selected works Hellenistische bauten in Latium – Hellenistic buildings in Latium. Antike Porträts, 1912 – Classical portraiture. Bildnisse römischer kaiser, 1914 – Portraits of Roman emperors. Die Consulardiptychen und verwandte Denkmäler, 1926 – The consular diptych and related monuments. Antike porphyrwerke, 1932 – Ancient porphyry works. Spätantike Kaiserporträts von Constantinus Magnus bis zum Ende des Westreichs, 1933 – Late ancient Roman Imperial portraits: From Constantine Magnus until the end of the Western Roman Empire. Probleme der Lipsanothek in Brescia, 1952 – treatise on the Lipsanotheca of Brescia.