Gustav Hirschfeld
Encyclopedia
Gustav Hirschfeld was a German classical archaeologist.
and Berlin
and from 1870 stayed in Greece
, Italy
and Asia Minor
as a stipendary of the German Archaeological Institute
. From 1875 to 1877 he led the German excavations at Olympia
, for which he was appointed extraordinary professor (1878) then ordinary professor (1880) at the University of Königsberg
.
Life
He studied in Tübingen, LeipzigUniversity of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
and Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
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and from 1870 stayed in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Italy
Italy
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and Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
as a stipendary of the German Archaeological Institute
German Archaeological Institute
The German Archaeological Institute is an institution of research within the field of archaeology , and a "scientific corporation", with parentage of the federal Foreign Office of Germany-Origin:...
. From 1875 to 1877 he led the German excavations at Olympia
Olympia, Greece
Olympia , a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad , the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC...
, for which he was appointed extraordinary professor (1878) then ordinary professor (1880) at the University of Königsberg
University of Königsberg
The University of Königsberg was the university of Königsberg in East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as second Protestant academy by Duke Albert of Prussia, and was commonly known as the Albertina....
.
Works
- Tituli statuarum sculptorumque graecorum (Berlin 1871)
- Athena und Marsyas (Berlin 1872)
- Paphlagonische Felsengräber (Berlin 1885)
- Berichte über alte Geographie (1885)
- Die Felsenreliefs in Kleinasien und das Volk der Hittiter (1887)
- Griechische Inschriften des Britischen Museums (1893)
- he contributed to the first two volumes of Ausgrabungen zu Olympia (Berlin 1877-78)
- From 1884 he wrote on the geographical investigation of ancient culture in the Geographischen Jahrbuch
- Aus dem Orient (posthumously published 1897)