Eduard von Kallee (26 February 1818, in

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– 15 June 1888, in Stuttgart) was a German

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and archaeologist.

Biography

From 1841 Kallee was Adjutant to the Kingdom of Württemberg's Chief of Staff, and when he became a

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in 1852 he received the

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of the

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''Königlich Württembergisches Hof- und Staatshandbuch 1854'', p. 51 and the associated personal nobility status.Kallee, Eduard: ''Aus der politischen Biedermeierzeit. Erinnerungen und Erlebnisse des Generals Eduard Kallee im württembergischen Generalstab, im Kriegsministerium, im diplomatischen Dienst und am Hof König Wilhelms 1. von Württemberg sowie an auswärtigen Höfen.'' With 2 pictures of the General. Edited and supplemented by Richard Kallee. - st edition- Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 1921, 60 pages
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. He also received the 4th Class

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of the Kingdom of Prussia, the Hessian Order of Merit of

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and the Commander Class of

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. In 1860, he was promoted

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, which demonstrates the evidence of extraordinary confidence in him by King

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, whose illegitimate son he probably was.Heinz Krämer: ''Fertig Feuerbach! Richard Kallee, Pfarrer und Geschichtsforscher.'' DRW Verlag, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, 2004, .Paul Sauer: ''Reformer auf dem Königsthron: Wilhelm I. von Württemberg'', Pages 163 und 595, . His mother Juliana Kallee Eleonora, née Schuessler, who was born in Stuttgart and died there in 1839, was first married to the steward in the Royal Palace, Christian Wagner, and later married to Gottlieb Kallee, the Court Gardener of the widowed queen. It is recorded that King William I tapped the young Kallee "on the shoulder when he announced his decision that he wanted to become an officer (and not a painter)." This was felt to be an exceptional favour, because "the king did not touch easily someone, even princes could boast only rarely that he had shaken their hand." He married Malvine Majer, and on 18 December 1854 their son Richard Kallee was born, who later became parish priest of Feuerbach. As

he reluctantly took part in the battles of

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and Gerchsheim. From 1869 he devoted himself to literary, artistic and archaeological studies, especially research on the Roman

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. He was an early archaeologist at the forts of

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Benningen am Neckar, Schirenhof and Unterböbingen, which are now listed as part of a

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. He chose the places of his excavations based on assessing military strategic considerations. He acquired and spread his knowledge about Roman history also on the Limes Gate Dalkingen, which he interpreted as a military outpost, and in

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Paintings

Eduard von Kallee was a passionate and famous painter of sketches, water colours, engravings and oil paintings in the Biedermeier style: File:Eduard von Kallee - Kloster Bebenhausen.jpg,

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File:Altes Gehöft in Benningen - Eduard von Kallee.jpg, Old farm in Benningen am Neckar File:Rottenburg Sumelocenna by Eduard von Kallee.jpg, Roman bath in Rottenburg File:Eckturm des Römerkastells Köngen von General Eduard von Kallee.jpg, Tower at the Roman castle of

File:Schloss Donzdorf von General Eduard von Kallee.jpg,

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Castle

References

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