Heinz Kähler
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Heinz Kähler was an ancient art historian and archaeologist.
Heinz Kähler studied classical archaeology and art history at the university of Freiburg
in Breisgau
. He studied under Hans Dragendorff
(1870-1941) and completed his dissertation in 1929. Upon being granted a travel stipend from the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Kähler travelled during 1930-31 in France
, Spain
, Greece
, Rome
and Asia Minor
. He returned to Germany
, where he worked at the Pergamon
Museum in Berlin
(1936-37). Afterward he was assistant to the Archaeological Seminar of Ernst Buschor at the University of Munich
(1937-41) as well as in its museum of casts. His major study of the sculpture of the Great Pergamon Altar
appeared in 1942. His professorial dissertation was completed there in 1943 while serving in the German
army during World War II
. After the war his study of Hadrian
's villa at Tivoli
appeared in 1950. He was appointed Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Saarbrücken
(1953-1960). His work on the Arch of Constantine
in Rome
(1953) and the Temple of Fortuna Primigenia of Praeneste, 1958, both were completed at Saarbrücken
. He co-founded with Jacques Moreau the Monumenta Artis Romanae series of publications, writing personally the volume on the statue of Augustus
from Prima Porta
(1959). In 1960 he succeeded Andreas Rumpf
at the University at Cologne
in the Institut für Klassische Archäologie. He would teach there until 1973. At Cologne
he authored his major work, Rom und sein Imperium (1962), which was translated into English in 1963 and became widely-used text for Roman art. A second volume in the Monumenta Artis Romanae book series on the Gemma Augustea appeared in 1968. Among his many students was the Roman art historian Gerhard Koeppel
.
Heinz Kähler studied classical archaeology and art history at the university of Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
in Breisgau
Breisgau
Breisgau is the name of an area in southwest Germany, placed between the river Rhine and the foothills of the Black Forest around Freiburg im Breisgau in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, which partly consists of the Breisgau, is named after that area...
. He studied under Hans Dragendorff
Hans Dragendorff
Hans Dragendorff was a German scholar who introduced the first classification system for the type of Ancient Roman pottery known as Samian ware or Terra Sigillata, in 1896, using type numbers...
(1870-1941) and completed his dissertation in 1929. Upon being granted a travel stipend from the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Kähler travelled during 1930-31 in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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...
. He returned to 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...
, where he worked at the Pergamon
Pergamon
Pergamon , or Pergamum, was an ancient Greek city in modern-day Turkey, in Mysia, today located from the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus , that became the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon during the Hellenistic period, under the Attalid dynasty, 281–133 BC...
Museum in 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...
(1936-37). Afterward he was assistant to the Archaeological Seminar of Ernst Buschor at the University of Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
(1937-41) as well as in its museum of casts. His major study of the sculpture of the Great Pergamon Altar
Pergamon Altar
The Pergamon Altar is a monumental construction built during the reign of King Eumenes II in the first half of the 2nd century BC on one of the terraces of the acropolis of the ancient city of Pergamon in Asia Minor....
appeared in 1942. His professorial dissertation was completed there in 1943 while serving in the German
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...
army during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. After the war his study of Hadrian
Hadrian
Hadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in...
's villa at Tivoli
Tivoli, Italy
Tivoli , the classical Tibur, is an ancient Italian town in Lazio, about 30 km east-north-east of Rome, at the falls of the Aniene river where it issues from the Sabine hills...
appeared in 1950. He was appointed Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
(1953-1960). His work on the Arch of Constantine
Arch of Constantine
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill. It was erected to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
(1953) and the Temple of Fortuna Primigenia of Praeneste, 1958, both were completed at Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
. He co-founded with Jacques Moreau the Monumenta Artis Romanae series of publications, writing personally the volume on the statue of Augustus
Augustus
Augustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...
from Prima Porta
Prima Porta
Prima Porta is a suburb of Rome located 12 kilometres north of its center along the Via Flaminia and just a kilometre outside of the Grande Raccordo Anulare highway. It is located on the right bank of the Tiber where the Via Tiberina leads away from the Via Flaminia and another road led off along...
(1959). In 1960 he succeeded Andreas Rumpf
Andreas Rumpf
Andreas Rumpf was a German classical archaeologist born in Potsdam.He studied classical archaeology at the University of Leipzig under Franz Studniczka , earning his doctorate with a dissertation on the murals in Veii titled Die Wandmalereien in Veji. In 1923 he received his habilitation at...
at the University at Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
in the Institut für Klassische Archäologie. He would teach there until 1973. At Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
he authored his major work, Rom und sein Imperium (1962), which was translated into English in 1963 and became widely-used text for Roman art. A second volume in the Monumenta Artis Romanae book series on the Gemma Augustea appeared in 1968. Among his many students was the Roman art historian Gerhard Koeppel
Gerhard Koeppel
Gerhard Koeppel is a German-born historian of Roman art and a specialist in the study of Roman historical relief sculpture. Koeppel studied at the University of Cologne and studied under the ancient art historian Heinz Kähler...
.
Publications
- habilitationHabilitationHabilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
: Die große Fries von Pergamon. Munich, 1942, published as Der große Fries von Pergamon: untersuchungen zur Kunstgeschichte und Geschichte Pergamons. Published Berlin, Gebr. Mann, 1948. - Rom und sein Imperium. Baden Baden: Holle, 1962. [English ed., The Art of Rome and her Empire. New York: Crown, 1963].
- Die Augustusstatue von Primaporta. Monumenta artis Romanae 1. Cologne: M. DuMont Schauberg, 1959.
- Der Fries vom Reiterdenkmal des Aemilius Paullus in Delphi. Monumenta artis Romanae 5. Berlin: Mann, 1965.
- Die frühe Kirche: Kult und Kultraum. Berlin: Mann, 1972.
- Das Griechische Metopenbild. Munich: Besher F. Bruckmann, 1949.
- Der griechische Tempel: Wesen und Gestalt. Berlin: G. Mann, 1964.
- Hadrian und seine Villa bei Tivoli. Berlin: Gebr. Mann, 1950.
- with Mango, Cyril. Die Hagia Sophia. Berlin: G. Mann, 1967 [English ed., Hagia Sophia. New York: Praeger, 1967].
- Lindos. Zurich: Raggi-Verlag, 1971.
- Pergamon. Berlin: Gebr. Mann, 1949.
- Die römischen Kapitelle des Rheingebietes. Berlin: W. de Gruyter, 1939.
- Die spätantiken Bauten unter dem Dom von Aquileia und ihre Stellung innerhalb der Geschichte des frühchristlichen Kirchenbaues. Saarbrücken: Universität Saarbrücken, 1957.
- Zwei sockel eines triumphbogens im Boboligarten zu Florenz. Berlin: Leipzig, W. de Gruyter, 1936.
- Die Gebälke des Konstantinsbegens. vol. 2 of Toebelmann, Fritz. Römische Gebälke. Heildeberg: Carl Winter, 1953.
- and Voit, Ludwig, and Bengl, Hans. Römisches Erbe: ein Lesebuch lateinischer Literatur. Munich: Bayerischer Schulbuch-Verlag, 1950.