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Wilhelm Klein

1850 – 1924

Austrian archaeologist

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About Wilhelm Klein

Lived 1850 – 1924 (aged 73–74). Wilhelm Klein was an Austrian anthropologist, art historian, classical archaeologist, pedagogue, archaeologist and university teacher.

Wilhelm Klein (28 November 1850 in Karansebesch, Austrian Empire – 2 February 1924 in Hejnice, Czechoslovakia) was a Hungarian-Austrian archeologist.

He was born in Karansebesch, Szörény County, Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867), Austrian Empire (today Caransebeș, Caraș-Severin County, Romania)

He first studied Jewish theology and then philosophy at Vienna and Prague. The Austrian government subsequently sent him to Italy and Greece, where he engaged in archeological investigations, studying especially antique pottery. Klein was a professor of archeology at the German University of Prague, and a member of the Gesellschaft zur Förderung Deutscher Wissenschaft, Kunst, und Literatur in Böhmen, as well as of the German Archeological Institute.

He has published: "Euphronius" (1886); "Die Griechischen Vasen, mit Meisterinschriften" (2d edition, Vienna, 1887); and "Praxiteles" (1897).

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Important facts

Born
1850, Caransebeș
Birth century
Died
1924, Hejnice
Nationality
Employers
University of Vienna, Charles University

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Wilhelm Klein?

Austrian archaeologist (1850–1924)

When was Wilhelm Klein born?

Wilhelm Klein was born in 1850 in Caransebeș.

When did Wilhelm Klein die?

Wilhelm Klein died in 1924 in Hejnice.

What was Wilhelm Klein's occupation?

Wilhelm Klein was an anthropologist, art historian, classical archaeologist, pedagogue, archaeologist and university teacher.

What nationality was Wilhelm Klein?

Wilhelm Klein was Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Wilhelm Klein

· Wikidata: Q94729

· DBpedia: Wilhelm Klein

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