Heinrich Bulle (11 December 1867 – 6 April 1945) was a German archaeologist born in Bremen. He studied classical archaeology in Freiburg im Breisgau and

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, where he was a student of

Heinrich Brunn Heinrich Brunn, since 1882 Ritter von Brunn (23 January 1822, Wörlitz – 23 July 1894, Josephstal near Schliersee, Upper Bavaria) was a German archaeologist. He was known for taking a scientific approach in his investigations of classical Gree ...

(1822–1894). From 1898 to 1902, he was a lecturer at the

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, followed by an associate professorship at the

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. In 1908, he returned to

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as a professor, where he was also director of the "Martin von Wagner Museum". Bulle was a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Due to the massive destruction of Würzburg in March 1945, Bulle lost all of his books and manuscripts. He died shortly afterwards in

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. Heinrich Bulle was a specialist of ancient Greek art and

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. His best known written work was an innovative study of ancient art titled ''Der schöne Mensch im Altertum'', a book that was published over three editions. He also conducted research into

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. In 1903–1905, with

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(1853–1907), he conducted an important excavation at Orchomenus,

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Selected written works

* ''Der schöne Mensch im Altertum, Eine Geschichte des Körperideals bei Ägyptern, Orientalen, Griechen'' (The beautiful man in antiquity, History of the ideal body of Egyptians, Orientals and Greeks), 1898. * ''Die samische Gruppe des Myron'' (The Sami group of

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), Festschrift Paul Arndt, (1925) 62 ff.) * ''Der Ostgiebel des Zeustempels zu Olympia'' (East gables of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia), in: Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts 54 (1939). 137 ff. * ''Untersuchungen an griechischen Theatern'', (Studies of Greek theatres), (1928). * ''Das Theater zu Sparta'', (Theatre at

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), (1934). * ''Skenographie'', (

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), (1934). * ''Zum Pothos des Skopas'', (About the Pothos sculpture of

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), in: Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, (1941).

References

* ''This article incorporates information based on a translation of the equivalent article in the German Wikipedia.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulle, Heinrich Archaeologists from Bremen (state) People from Bremen Academic staff of the University of Würzburg 1867 births 1945 deaths