Hilde Zaloscer
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Prof. Dr. Hilde Zaloscer (Zaloszer) (1903 Banja Luka
, Bosnia Herzegovina – 1999 Vienna
, Austria
) was an art historian, Egyptologist, Coptologist, essayist, novelist and a prominent expert of Coptic history
and art.
, Bosnia Herzegovina (then Austria-Hungary
), the eldest daughter of the affluent Jewish lawyer
and state-official Dr. Jacob and his wife Bertha (née Kallach). Since her father was a state official and a known Austrian monarchist, the family had to flee to Vienna when the Austrian monarchy collapsed, at the end of the First World War (1918). Her family settled in Vienna where she finished her secondary education and studied art history
and prehistory
at the Vienna University (Ph.D.
1926, her dissertation being „Die frühmittelalterliche Dreistreifenornamentik der Mittelmeerrandgebiete mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Denkmäler am Balkan“).
From 1927 to 1936, Zaloscer was the editor of the art magazine Belvedere, and corresponded with Thomas Mann
. Due to the rise of anti-Semitism in Vienna she emigrated to Egypt
in 1936.
Between 1946 and 1968, Zaloscer was a professor of art history at the University of Alexandria were she became a prominent and world renowned expert on Coptic art.
After the Six Day War (1967), she was expelled from Egypt since she was Jewish. She lived temporarily in Vienna from 1968 to 1970 and, in the following two years, Zaloscer was a professor at the Carleton University
in Ottawa
, Canada
, before returning to Vienna.
From 1975 to 1978, she was a lecturer at the University of Vienna. Zaloscer was a prolific essayist and writer and among others was an editor of the Encyclopedia Coptica.
Banja Luka
-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...
, Bosnia Herzegovina – 1999 Vienna
Vienna
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, Austria
Austria
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) was an art historian, Egyptologist, Coptologist, essayist, novelist and a prominent expert of Coptic history
Coptic history
Coptic history is part of history of Egypt that begins with the introduction of Christianity in Egypt in the 1st century AD during the Roman period, and covers the history of the Copts to the present day...
and art.
Biography
Zaloscer was born in Banja LukaBanja Luka
-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...
, Bosnia Herzegovina (then Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
), the eldest daughter of the affluent Jewish lawyer
Lawyer
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and state-official Dr. Jacob and his wife Bertha (née Kallach). Since her father was a state official and a known Austrian monarchist, the family had to flee to Vienna when the Austrian monarchy collapsed, at the end of the First World War (1918). Her family settled in Vienna where she finished her secondary education and studied art history
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
and prehistory
Prehistory
Prehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
at the Vienna University (Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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1926, her dissertation being „Die frühmittelalterliche Dreistreifenornamentik der Mittelmeerrandgebiete mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Denkmäler am Balkan“).
From 1927 to 1936, Zaloscer was the editor of the art magazine Belvedere, and corresponded with Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual...
. Due to the rise of anti-Semitism in Vienna she emigrated to Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
in 1936.
Between 1946 and 1968, Zaloscer was a professor of art history at the University of Alexandria were she became a prominent and world renowned expert on Coptic art.
After the Six Day War (1967), she was expelled from Egypt since she was Jewish. She lived temporarily in Vienna from 1968 to 1970 and, in the following two years, Zaloscer was a professor at the Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, before returning to Vienna.
From 1975 to 1978, she was a lecturer at the University of Vienna. Zaloscer was a prolific essayist and writer and among others was an editor of the Encyclopedia Coptica.
Awards
- Theodor-Körner Prize (Austria)
- Adolf-Schärf Prize
- The Golden Honorary Doctorate of the Vienna University
- Goldenes Verdienstkreuz des Landes Wien
- Kulturmedaille der Stadt Linz
Works
- Zaloscer, Hilde Der Schrei 1985
- Zaloscer, Hilde Survivance et migration 1954
- Zaloscer, Hilde Visuelle Beschwörung, autonomes Kunstwerk, Ideograph 1997
- Zaloscer, Hilde Vom Mumienbildnis zur Ikone 1969
- Zaloscer, Hilde Wissenschaftliche Arbeit ohne wissenschaftlichen Apparat 2004
- Zaloscer, Hilde Zu ägyptischen Totenmasken 1999
- Zaloscer, Hilde Zur Genese der koptischen Kunst 1991
- Zaloscer, Hilde Ägyptische Textilkunst 1993
- Zaloscer, Hilde Ägyptische Wirkereien 1962
- Zaloscer, Hilde Die Antithetik im Werke Thomas Manns 1959
- Zaloscer, Hilde Das dreimalige Exil 2004
- Zaloscer, Hilde Eine Heimkehr gibt es nicht 1988
- Zaloscer, Hilde La Femme au voile dans l’iconographie copte 1955
- Zaloscer, Hilde Die frühmittelalterliche Dreistreifornamentik der Mittelmeerrandgebiete mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Denkmäler am Balkan 1926
- Zaloscer, Hilde Le Greco 1946
- Zaloscer, Hilde Die Kunst im christlichen Ägypten 1974
- Zaloscer, Hilde Kunstgeschichte und Nationalsozialismus 2004
- Zaloscer, Hilde Porträts aus dem Wüstensand 1961
- Zaloscer, Hilde Le "Doctor Faustus" de Thomas Mann et ses modèles 1953
- Zaloscer, Hilde De la composition musicale dans les oeuvres littéraires 1953
- Zaloscer, Hilde Quelques considérations sur les rapports entre l’art copte et les Indes 1947