About Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken
Lived 1813 – 1843 (aged 29). Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken was an anthropologist, art historian, archaeologist and philologist.
Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken (30 April 1813 – 29 January 1843) was a German archaeologist.
He was born in Osnabrück, the eldest son of Bernhard Rudolf Abeken.
Abeken learned archeology under Eduard Gerhard himself. In 1836, he went to Rome to study the Italy of the pre-Roman times. He collected materials for a mythology of Italy and a monography on the Capitol. However, only his work Mittelitalien vor den Zeiten der römischen Herrschaft, nach den Denkmälern (1843) was ever finished. A fever forced him to return to Munich, where he died at the age of 29.
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Who was Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken?
German archaeologist (1813-1843)
When was Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken born?
Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken was born on 30 April 1813 in Osnabrück.
When did Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken die?
Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken died on 29 January 1843 in Munich.
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Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken was an anthropologist, art historian, archaeologist and philologist.
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Wilhelm Ludwig Abeken's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Hanover.
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