Arthur Stein (10 June 1871, in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

– 15 November 1950, in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

) was an Austrian-Czech historian and

epigrapher Epigraphy () is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the wr ...

. From 1892 to 1897 he studied history,

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

and epigraphy at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

, where his teachers were

Eugen Bormann Eugen Ludwig Bormann (6 October 1842, Hilchenbach – 4 March 1917, Klosterneuburg) was a German-Austrian historian, known for his work in the field of Latin epigraphy. He studied at the University of Bonn as a pupil of Otto Jahn and Friedr ...

Otto Benndorf Otto Benndorf (13 September 1838 – 2 January 1907) was a German-Austrian archaeologist who was a native of Greiz, Principality of Reuss-Greiz. He was the father of physicist Hans Benndorf (1870–1953). He studied under Friedrich Gottlieb We ...

and

Emil Szántó Emil Szántó (22 November 1857, in Vienna – 14 December 1904, in Vienna) was a classical historian and epigrapher from Austria-Hungary. From 1875 he studied philology and history at the University of Vienna, receiving his doctorate in 1880 ...

. Following graduation, he took an extended study trip to Bulgaria, Italy, Greece and

Asia Minor Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

. In 1915 he obtained his

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...

for classical history and archaeology at the University of Prague, where in 1922 he was named a full professor of Roman archaeology and epigraphy. Because of his Jewish heritage, he was imprisoned at

Theresienstadt concentration camp Theresienstadt Ghetto was established by the Schutzstaffel, SS during World War II in the fortress town of Terezín, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (German occupation of Czechoslovakia, German-occupied Czechoslovakia). Theresienstad ...

from July 1942 to May 1945. With

Edmund Groag Edmund Groag (2 February 1873, in Prerau – 19 August 1945, in Vienna) was an Austrian classical scholar, who specialized in Roman history. From 1892 he studied history and philology at the University of Vienna, receiving his doctorate in 18 ...

, he published three volumes of the second edition of the ''

Prosopographia Imperii Romani The ', abbreviated ''PIR'', is a collective historical work to establish the prosopography of high-profile people from the Roman empire. The time period covered extends from the Battle of Actium in 31 BC to the reign of Diocletian. The final vol ...

'' (1933–43).

Selected works

* ''Die kaiserlichen Verwaltungsbeamten unter Severus Alexander'', 1912 – The imperial administrative officers under

Severus Alexander Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – 21/22 March 235) was a Roman emperor, who reigned from 222 until 235. He was the last emperor from the Severan dynasty. He succeeded his slain cousin Elagabalus in 222. Alexander himself was ...

. * ''Untersuchungen zur geschichte und verwaltung Aegyptens unter roemischer herrschaft'', 1915 – Studies on the history and administration of Egypt under Roman rule. * ''Nietzsche und die Wissenschaft'', 1921 –

Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (; or ; 15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, prose poet, cultural critic, philologist, and composer whose work has exerted a profound influence on contemporary philosophy. He began his ...

and science. * ''Der Begriff des Verstehens bei Dilthey'' (2nd edition, 1926) – The concept of "understanding" in regards to

Wilhelm Dilthey Wilhelm Dilthey (; ; 19 November 1833 – 1 October 1911) was a German historian, psychologist, sociologist, and hermeneutic philosopher, who held G. W. F. Hegel's Chair in Philosophy at the University of Berlin. As a polymathic philosopher, w ...

. * ''Römische Inschriften in der antiken Literatur'', 1931 – Roman inscriptions in ancient literature. * ''Die Legaten von Moesien. Moesia Helytartói'', 1940 – The legates of

Moesia Moesia (; Latin: ''Moesia''; el, Μοισία, Moisía) was an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans south of the Danube River, which included most of the territory of modern eastern Serbia, Kosovo, north-eastern Alban ...

. * Die Präfekten von Ägypten in der römischen Kaiserzeit, 1950 – The

prefect Prefect (from the Latin ''praefectus'', substantive adjectival form of ''praeficere'': "put in front", meaning in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition, but essentially refers to the leader of an administrative area. A prefect's ...

s of Egypt in the Roman Empire.HathiTrust Digital Library
published works

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stein, Arthur 1871 births 1950 deaths Writers from Vienna University of Vienna alumni Charles University faculty 20th-century Austrian historians Epigraphers Theresienstadt Ghetto survivors Prosopographers of ancient Rome