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Ernst Curtius

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German archaeologist and historian (1814–1896)

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Works
30

Top works

  • Festrede zur feier des Leibnizèschen gedächtnisstages
  • Die rechtsfolgen gesetzlicher veräusserungsverbote nach gemeinem recht und bürgerlichem gesetzbuch
  • Olympia, Die Ergebnisse der Von Dem Deutschen Reich Veranstalteten Ausgrabung
  • History of Greece - Vol. 4
  • History of Greece - Vol V.

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Type
Person
Country
AT
Active from
1941
Active to
2008

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Key facts

Born
( 1814-09-02 ) 2 September 1814, Lübeck
Died
11 July 1896 (1896-07-11) (aged 81), Berlin
Known for
Olympia
Fields
archaeology

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ernst
Gender
male
Citizenship
Lübeck
Place of birth
Lübeck
Place of death
Berlin
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
German
Notable work
Olympia
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Field of work
archaeology
Image
Ernst Curtius - Imagines philologorum.jpg
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Commons category
Ernst Curtius
date of birth
1814-01-01
date of death
1896-01-01
Commons gallery
Ernst Curtius
name in native language
Ernst Curtius
student
Adolf Holm
writing language
German
different from
Ernst Robert Curtius
interested in
archaeology
Sources (10)

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Ernst Curtius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Portrait by Max Koner (detail, 1890) Ernst Curtius (/ˈkʊərtsiˌʊs/; 2 September 1814 – 11 July 1896) was a German archaeologist, historian and museum director.

Biography

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