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Werner Weisbach
Werner Weisbach (1 September 1873, in Berlin – 9 April 1953, in Basel) was a German-Swiss art historian. He studied art history, archaeology, history and philosophy at the universities of University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Berlin, University of Munich, Munich and Leipzig University, Leipzig, receiving his promotion from the latter institution in 1896 (doctoral advisor, August Schmarsow). Following a study trip through Europe, he served as a volunteer at the Berlin State Museums, Museum of Berlin under the directorship of Wilhelm von Bode. From 1903 onward, he worked as a lecturer at Humboldt University of Berlin, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin, where from 1921 to 1933 he taught classes as an associate professor of art history. During the era of National Socialism he emigrated to Basel, Switzerland as a private scholar (1935). Selected works * ''Impressionismus; ein problem der malerei in der antike und neuzeit'' (2 volumes, 1910–11) – Impressionism; a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
