Ernst Curtius
Date of Birth :
September 2, 1814 – July
Place of Birth :
Lübeck - Germany
Country :
Germany
Field of Expertise :
Archaeology and Historian
Educational background :
Acheivements / Contributions :
- After his university studies he was chosen by C. A. Brandis to accompany him on a journey to Greece for the examination of archaeological researches.
- In 1844 he became an astonishing professor at the University of Berlin.
- After holding a professorship at Göttingen and undertaking a further travel to Greece in 1862, Curtius was appointed (in 1863) regular professor at Berlin.
- His recognized work is his History of Greece (1857-1867).
- In 1874 he was sent to Athens by the German government and there concluded an agreement by which the excavations at Olympia were commend completely to Germany.
Bibliography :
ein Lebensbild in Briefen. (German Edition) ,European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages ,Essays on European literature: Kritische Essays zur europaischen Literatur, In Ihnen begegnet sich das Abendland: Bonner Vortrage zur Erinnerung an Ernst Robert Curtius (German Edition).
