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Georg Gottfried Julius Dehio (22 November 1850 – 21 March 1932), was a
Baltic German Baltic Germans ( or , later ) are Germans, ethnic German inhabitants of the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, in what today are Estonia and Latvia. Since Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950), their resettlement in 1945 after the end ...
art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...
. In 1900, Dehio started the "''Handbuch der deutschen Kunstgeschichte''" (Handbook of German Art History), published by Ernst Wasmuth. The project is ongoing and managed by the 'Dehio-Vereinigung', Munich. He gave his name to the Georg Dehio Prize ( Georg Dehio Book Prize). Dehio was born in Reval (
Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
), then part of the Russian Empire. He died in
Tübingen Tübingen (; ) is a traditional college town, university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer (Neckar), Ammer rivers. about one in ...
, Germany. He was laureate of the Pour le Mérite order ( "Pour le Mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste"), the Eagle Shield of the German Empire (
Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches The ''Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches'' () was an honorary award () granted by the German president for scholarly or artistic achievements. It was introduced during the Weimar Republic, under President Friedrich Ebert and continued under Nazi Ge ...
) and the
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. He held honorary doctor titles in Göttingen, Tübingen, Frankfurt (Main) and Darmstadt. The
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48415 Dehio discovered circa 1987, is named after him.


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Karl Gottfried Konstantin Dehio Karl Gottfried Konstantin Dehio (27 May 1851, Tallinn, Reval – 26 February 1927) was a Baltic German internist and professor of pathology. In 1877 he earned his doctorate from the University of Dorpat, and following graduation continued his s ...
(27 May 1851, Reval (Tallinn) – 26 February 1927, Dorpat (Tartu)), internist, cousin *
Ludwig Dehio Ludwig Dehio (25 August 1888 – 24 November 1963) was a German archivist and historian. Dehio was born in Königsberg, the son of art historian Georg Dehio. He studied philosophy, philology and history at the University of Strasbourg and re ...
(25 August 1888,
Königsberg Königsberg (; ; ; ; ; ; , ) is the historic Germany, German and Prussian name of the city now called Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was founded in 1255 on the site of the small Old Prussians, Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teuton ...
, Prussia – 24 October 1963,
Marburg Marburg (; ) is a college town, university town in the States of Germany, German federal state () of Hesse, capital of the Marburg-Biedenkopf Districts of Germany, district (). The town area spreads along the valley of the river Lahn and has ...
/Lahn), historian, his son *
Erhard Arnold Julius Dehio Erhard Arnold Julius Dehio (16 January 1855 – 12 July 1940) was a Baltic German merchant and politician who was the lord mayor of Tallinn from March 1918 to 13 November 1918, with Alexander Riesenkampff as second mayor. A notable grain export ...
(16 January 1855, Reval (Tallinn) – 12 July 1940, Bad Oeynhausen), last German mayor of Reval, Georg's younger brother * Georg Dehio Book Prize * Georg Dehio Cultural Prize


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* * *Céline Trautmann-Waller: ''
Alois Riegl Alois Riegl (14 January 1858 – 17 June 1905) was an Austrian art historian, and is considered a member of the Vienna School of Art History. He was one of the major figures in the establishment of art history as a self-sufficient academic discipl ...
(1858–1905).'' In: Michel Espagne und Bénédicte Savoy (Hrsg.). ''Dictionnaire des historiens d'art allemands.'' CNRS Editions, Paris 2010, , S. 217–228; 405.
Georg Dehio in: BBLD – Baltisches biografisches Lexikon digital (source in German)
* 1850 births 1932 deaths Writers from Tallinn People from Kreis Harrien Baltic-German people from the Russian Empire Art historians from the Russian Empire German art historians German male non-fiction writers Academic staff of the University of Strasbourg Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) {{Germany-art-historian-stub