Kurt Bittel

Kurt Bittel was a German historian and archaeologist born in Heidenheim an der Brenz in 1907. He served as a university teacher at the University of Tübingen and Istanbul University. His professional work locations included Frankfurt, Cairo, Tübingen, and Berlin. Bittel was educated at the University of Marburg, where he earned a doctorate. He was a member of the Nazi Party and held memberships in the German Archaeological Institute, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz.

Bittel received the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg and was a Fellow of the British Academy. He also held honorary membership and honorary citizenship. His notable works include *Die Hethitischen Grabfunde von Osmankayasi*, *Werke hethitischer Kunst von Bogazköy*, and *Propyläen Kunstgeschichte*. He spoke German, Latin, English, and Turkish. Bittel died in Heidenheim an der Brenz in 1991.