Ernst-Ludwig Schwandner
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Ernst-Ludwig Schwandner is a German
architecture historian
and classical archaeologist
.
Ernst-Ludwig Schwandner received his doctorate in 1975 from the Technischen Universität München (Germany
) with a thesis on the older temple of Aphaia on Aegina
(German title: Der Ältere Tempel der Aphaia auf Aegina) under the supervision of Gottfried Gruben. Until his retirement in 2004, the architect
Schwandner held the post of director of the architecture department of the German Archaeological Institute (federal German archeological survey) in Berlin. In 2002 he joined the faculty at the Winkelmann Institute of the Humboldt University Berlin
as adjunct professor ("Honorarprofessor"). Focus of Schwandner's research is the architectural history of ancient Greek architecture.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
architecture historian
Architectural History
Architectural History is the main journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain .The journal is published each autumn. The architecture of the British Isles is a major theme of the journal, although it includes more general papers on the history of architecture. Member of...
and classical archaeologist
Classical archaeology
Classical archaeology is the archaeological investigation of the great Mediterranean civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Nineteenth century archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann were drawn to study the societies they had read about in Latin and Greek texts...
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Ernst-Ludwig Schwandner received his doctorate in 1975 from the Technischen Universität München (Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) with a thesis on the older temple of Aphaia on Aegina
Aegina
Aegina is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of Aeacus, who was born in and ruled the island. During ancient times, Aegina was a rival to Athens, the great sea power of the era.-Municipality:The municipality...
(German title: Der Ältere Tempel der Aphaia auf Aegina) under the supervision of Gottfried Gruben. Until his retirement in 2004, the architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Schwandner held the post of director of the architecture department of the German Archaeological Institute (federal German archeological survey) in Berlin. In 2002 he joined the faculty at the Winkelmann Institute of the Humboldt University Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
as adjunct professor ("Honorarprofessor"). Focus of Schwandner's research is the architectural history of ancient Greek architecture.
Publications
- Der Ältere Tempel der Aphaia auf Aegina. (unpublished dissertation), Technische Universität, Munich 1977;
- Der ältere Porostempel der Aphaia auf Aegina. Denkmäler antiker Architektur 16, ISBN 3-11-010279-X;
- Akarnanien, die unbekannte Landschaft Griechenlands. Feldforschungen in Stratos und Palairos. Nürnberger Blätter zur Archäologie 17 (2000-01): 8-22.
External links
- German Archaeological Institute (DAI)
- Architecture Department of the DAI (in German)