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Theodor Bartus (January 30, 1858 in
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Theodor Bartus (January 30, 1858 in Lassan, Germany
Lassan is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.
Etymology
The name possibly derives from an Polabian language, Old Polabian word, ''Lěšane'', meaning "forest dweller" or "forest dwelling".
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- January 28, 1941 in Berlin
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) was a German
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sailor, museum technician, and conservator. Bartus was the son of a master weaver. He began his nautical career on the sailing ship of his uncle. In Australia, he passed his First mate
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exam and became captain. He acquired many years of experience sailing ships. At times, he lived as a squatter in Australia.Albert von Le Coq: ''Auf Hellas Spuren in Ost-Turkestan. Berichte und Abenteuer der II. und III. deutschen Turfan-Expedition''. J. C. Hinrichs, Leipzig 1926. S. 28.Digitalisat
im Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books) During a visit to Germany, his Australian bank went bankrupt, and he became suddenly destitute. Forced to find a job, he worked from 1888 as a museum technician at the
Ethnological Museum of Berlin
The Ethnological Museum of Berlin (german: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin) is one of the Berlin State Museums (german: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin), the de facto national collection of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is presently located in ...
, where he rigged vessels.
Between 1902 and 1914, he was a technical crew member on all four German Turfan expeditions
The German Turfan expeditions were conducted between 1902 and 1914. The four expeditions to Turfan in Xinjiang, China, were initiated by Albert Grünwedel, a former director at the Ethnological Museum of Berlin, and organized by Albert von Le C ...
headed by Albert Grünwedel and Albert von Le Coq. Bartus developed a method of detaching mural paintings and inscriptions from caves, rock walls, and ruins, leaving them largely undamaged, which were then transported to Germany. Until his death, he was employed at the museum, preparing and preserving the finds he brought back from Turfan
Turpan (also known as Turfan or Tulufan, , ug, تۇرپان) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of the autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It has an area of and a population of 632,000 (2015).
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References
* Bartus, Theodor. "Grete Grewolls: Wer war wer in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?" In ''Personenlexikon''. Edition Temmen, Bremen 1995, , S. 32. (German language) * Knüppel, Michael: "Theodor Bartus (1858–1941) – Anmerkungen zu seinem siebzigsten Todestag". In: ''Pommern. Zeitschrift für Kultur und Geschichte''. Heft 4/2010, , S. 14–18. (German language)Notes
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