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Ernst Curtius

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German archaeologist and historian (1814–1896)

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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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Instance of: human
Given name: Ernst
Gender: male
Citizenship: Lübeck
Place of birth: Lübeck
Place of death: Berlin
Occupation: writer
Educated at: University of Göttingen
Employer: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Languages spoken: German
Award: Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
Notable work: Olympia
Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Student of: Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker
Field of work: archaeology
Image: Ernst Curtius - Imagines philologorum.jpg

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P8168: history of Liverpool F.C.
Commons category: Ernst Curtius
date of birth: 1814-01-01
date of death: 1896-01-01
member of: Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
Commons gallery: Ernst Curtius
place of burial: Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
archives at: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
name in native language: Ernst Curtius
student: Adolf Holm
writing language: German
different from: Ernst Robert Curtius
P12749: Alexander von Krobatin
interested in: archaeology

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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.

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