Roland Hampe
German archaeologist ; affiant in Hostages Trial (NMT 7)
About Roland Hampe
Lived 1908 – 1981 (aged 72). Roland Hampe was a German classical archaeologist, translator, university teacher and art historian.
Roland Hampe (2 December 1908 - 23 January 1981) was a German classical archaeologist. From 1959-1975 he was a professor at Heidelberg University. He was the son of German historian Karl Hampe (1869-1936). During World War II Hampe was a Wehrmacht interpreter in Greece. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1979.
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Who was Roland Hampe?
German archaeologist ; affiant in Hostages Trial (NMT 7)
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Roland Hampe was born on 2 December 1908 in Heidelberg.
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Roland Hampe died on 23 January 1981 in Heidelberg.
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Roland Hampe was a classical archaeologist, translator, university teacher and art historian.
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Roland Hampe was German.
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