Georg Dehio
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Georg Gottfried Julius Dehio (November 22, 1850 in Reval (now Tallinn)
, Governorate of Estonia
, Russian Empire
- March 21, 1932 in Tübingen
), was a Baltic German
art historian (Kunsthistoriker).
In 1900, Dehio started the Handbuch der deutschen Kunstgeschichte (Handbook of German Art History). The project is ongoing and managed by the 'Dehio-Vereinigung', Munich.
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, Governorate of Estonia
Governorate of Estonia
The Governorate of Estonia or Estland, also known as the Government of Estonia or Province of Estonia, was a governorate of the Russian Empire in what is now northern Estonia.-Historical overview:...
, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
- March 21, 1932 in Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
), was a Baltic German
Baltic German
The Baltic Germans were mostly ethnically German inhabitants of the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, which today form the countries of Estonia and Latvia. The Baltic German population never made up more than 10% of the total. They formed the social, commercial, political and cultural élite in...
art historian (Kunsthistoriker).
In 1900, Dehio started the Handbuch der deutschen Kunstgeschichte (Handbook of German Art History). The project is ongoing and managed by the 'Dehio-Vereinigung', Munich.
See also
- Karl Gottfried Konstantin DehioKarl Gottfried Konstantin DehioKarl Gottfried Konstantin Dehio Karl Gottfried Konstantin Dehio Karl Gottfried Konstantin Dehio (May 27, 1851 - February 26, 1927 was a Baltic German internist and professor of pathology.In 1877 he earned his doctorate from the University of Dorpat, and following graduation continued his studies at...
(May 27, 1851, Reval (Tallinn) - February 26, 1927, Dorpat (Tartu)TartuTartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...
), internist, probably Georg's younger brother - Ludwig Dehio (August 25, 1888, KönigsbergKönigsbergKönigsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
, Preußen - October 24, 1963, MarburgMarburgMarburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
/Lahn), historian, his son.
External links
- Céline Trautmann-Waller: Alois Riegl (1858-1905). In: Michel Espagne und Bénédicte Savoy (Hrsg.). Dictionnaire des historiens d'art allemands. CNRS Editions, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-271-06714-2, S. 217-228; 405.