Heinrich Bulle
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Heinrich Bulle was a German archaeologist who was a native of Bremen
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He studied classical archaeology in Freiburg im Breisgau and Munich, where he was a student of Heinrich Brunn
(1822–1894). From 1898 to 1902 he was a lecturer at the University of Würzburg
, and afterwards relocated to the University of Erlangen as an associate professor. In 1908 he returned to Würzburg
as a professor, and also director of the Martin von Wagner Museum. Due to the massive destruction of Würzburg in March, 1945, Bulle lost all of his books and manuscripts. He died shortly afterwards in Bad Kohlgrub
.
Heinrich Bulle specialized in research of ancient Greek art and sculpture
. His best known written work was an innovative study of ancient art titled Der schöne Mensch im Altertum, which was published over three editions. He also performed highly regarded research of ancient Greek theatre.
In 1903–1905, with Adolf Furtwängler
(1853–1907), he conducted an important excavation at Orchomenus
, Boeotia
.
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
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He studied classical archaeology in Freiburg im Breisgau and Munich, where he was a student of Heinrich Brunn
Heinrich Brunn
Heinrich Brunn was a German archaeologist.Brunn studied archaeology and philology in Bonn. In 1843 he received his doctorate degree with the work Artificum liberae Graeciae tempora and moved to Italy. He worked at the German Archaeological Institute in Rome until 1853...
(1822–1894). From 1898 to 1902 he was a lecturer at the University of Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
, and afterwards relocated to the University of Erlangen as an associate professor. In 1908 he returned to Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
as a professor, and also director of the Martin von Wagner Museum. Due to the massive destruction of Würzburg in March, 1945, Bulle lost all of his books and manuscripts. He died shortly afterwards in Bad Kohlgrub
Bad Kohlgrub
Bad Kohlgrub is a German municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria....
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Heinrich Bulle specialized in research of ancient Greek art and sculpture
Ancient Greek sculpture
Ancient Greek sculpture is the sculpture of Ancient Greece. Modern scholarship identifies three major stages. They were used to depict the battles, mythology, and rulers of the land known as Ancient Greece.-Geometric:...
. His best known written work was an innovative study of ancient art titled Der schöne Mensch im Altertum, which was published over three editions. He also performed highly regarded research of ancient Greek theatre.
In 1903–1905, with Adolf Furtwängler
Adolf Furtwängler
Adolf Furtwängler was a famous German archaeologist, teacher, art historian and museum director. He was the father of the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler and grandfather of the German archaeologist Andreas Furtwängler....
(1853–1907), he conducted an important excavation at Orchomenus
Orchomenus
-Greek mythology:*Orchomenus, a king, the father of Elara*Orchomenus, one of the twenty sons of Lycaon*Orchomenus, son of Zeus and Isonoe, father of Minyas and Kyparissos*Orchomenus, a son of Athamas and Themisto-Ancient Greek geography:...
, Boeotia
Boeotia
Boeotia, also spelled Beotia and Bœotia , is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Greece. It was also a region of ancient Greece. Its capital is Livadeia, the second largest city being Thebes.-Geography:...
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Selected written works
- Der schöne Mensch im Altertum, Eine Geschichte des Körperideals bei Ägyptern, Orientalen, Griechen (The Beautiful Man in Antiquity, History of the Ideal Body of Egyptians, Orientals and Greeks), 1898
- Die samische Gruppe des Myron (The Sami group of MyronMyronMyron of Eleutherae working circa 480-440 BC, was an Athenian sculptor from the mid-5th century BC. He was born in Eleutherae on the borders of Boeotia and Attica. According to Pliny's Natural History, Ageladas of Argos was his teacher....
), Festschrift Paul ArndtPaul ArndtPaul Julius Arndt was a German classical archaeologist who was a native of Dresden.He studied classical art under Johannes Overbeck at the University of Leipzig, and classical archeology with Heinrich Brunn at the University of Munich...
, (1925) 62 ff.) - Der Ostgiebel des Zeustempels zu Olympia (East Gables of the Temple of ZeusTemple of ZeusThe Temple of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek temple in Olympia, Greece, dedicated to the chief of the gods, Zeus. It was the very model of the fully developed classical Greek temple of the Doric order...
at OlympiaOlympia, GreeceOlympia , 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...
), in: Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts 54 (1939). 137 ff. - Untersuchungen an griechischen Theatern, (Studies of Greek theatres), (1928)
- Das Theater zu Sparta, (Theatre at SpartaSpartaSparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
), 1934 - Skenographie, (ScenographyScenography-Usage:Whilst also aligned with the professional practice of the scenographer, it is important to distinguish the individual elements that comprise the 'design' of a performance event from the term 'scenography' which is as an artistic perspective concerning the visual, experiential and spatial...
) 1934 - Zum Pothos des Skopas, (About the Pothos Sculpture of Skopas), in: Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts. 1941