Anders Lennart Kjellberg (30 September 1857, in

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– 7 May 1936, in Uppsala) was a Swedish

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. He was the son of psychiatrist Gustaf Kjellberg (1827–1893). From 1877 he studied at

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, earning his doctorate in 1889. In 1896 he became an associate professor of classical archaeology at Uppsala. Runeborg.org
Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan He received the title of professor in 1913, and five years later became a full professor of classical archaeology. In the summer of 1894, with

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, he performed an archaeological excavation of the sanctuary of

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on the island of

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Berg, Ingrid (2016) Kalaureia 1894. A Cultural History of the First Swedish Excavation in Greece In the spring of 1902, with Johannes Boehlau, he conducted an archaeological dig on the site of the ancient city of

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. Findings from these excavations where submitted in the ''Athenische Mittheilungen'' (1895) and the ''Språkvetenskapliga sällskapets i Uppsala förhandlingar'' (1900–03). In 1932/34, with Johannes Boehlau, he returned to the excavation site at Larissa.

Published works

He is largely known for his studies involving

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and

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, in particular, ''Asklepios, Mythologisch-archäologische Studien'' (

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, Mythological-archaeological studies, 1894–97). Other noted works by Kjellberg include: * ''Studien zu den antiken Dacheindeckungen'', 1927 – Studies of ancient roofing. * ''Die architektonischen Terrakotten'', 1940; 2 volumes – Architectural

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. * ''Larisa am Hermos, die Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen'', 1902–1934; 3 volumes (with Johannes Boehlau; Åke Åkerström) Berlin, W. de Gruyter, 1940-42 – Larissa, Turkey, results of excavations.WorldCat Identities
Most widely held works by Lennart Kjellberg

References

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