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Ludwig Borchardt
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Ludwig Borchardt was a German architect, art historian, and archaeologist who specialized in Egyptology. Born in Berlin in 1863, he was a citizen of the German Reich and studied under Adolf Erman. He wrote in German and is notably associated with the Bust of Queen Nefertiti.
Borchardt authored numerous works, including *Works of art from the Egyptian museum at Cairo with explanations* and *Statuen und Statuetten von Königen und Privatleuteln im Museum von Kairo, Nr. 1-1294*. Other publications include *Versuche zu Zeitbestimmungen für die späte, griechisch-römische, Zeit der ägyptischen Geschichte*, *Die aegyptische pflanzensaüle*, and *Der Krönungstag Ramses' V*. He died in Paris in 1938 and was buried in Cairo.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1863
- Died
- 1938
- Works
- 50
Top works
- Works of art from the Egyptian museum at Cairo with explanations
- Statuen und Statuetten von Königen und Privatleuteln im Museum von Kairo, Nr. 1-1294
- Versuche zu Zeitbestimmungen für die späte, griechisch-römische, Zeit der ägyptischen Geschichte
- Die aegyptische pflanzensaüle
- Der Krönungstag Ramses' V.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1863-10-05 ) 5 October 1863, Berlin , Prussia
- Died
- 12 August 1938 (1938-08-12) (aged 74), Paris , France
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ludwig
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Reich
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Paris
- Sibling
- Georg Hermann
- Occupation
- architectural historian
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- Bust of Queen Nefertiti
- Student of
- Adolf Erman
- Field of work
- Egyptology
- Image
- Ludwig borchardt.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ludwig Borchardt
- date of birth
- 1863-10-05
- date of death
- 1938-08-25
- described by source
- Svensk uppslagsbok
- place of burial
- Cairo
- writing language
- German
- name in native language
- Ludwig Borchardt
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
Sources (2)
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Works in European collections
17 objects attributed to Ludwig Borchardt, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Ludwig Borchardt (5 October 1863 – 12 August 1938) was a German Egyptologist. He is best known for finding a famous bust of Nefertiti at Amarna.
Life
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