Wilhelm Klein (28 November 1850 in Karansebesch,

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– 2 February 1924 in Hejnice,

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) was a Hungarian-

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archeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts ...

. He was born in Karansebesch, Szörény County,

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(today

Caransebeș Caransebeș (; german: Karansebesch; hu, Karánsebes, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a municipiu, city in Caraș-Severin County, part of the Banat region in southwestern Romania. It is located at the confluence of the Timiș (river), River Timiș ...

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) He first studied

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theology and then philosophy at

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and

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. The Austrian government subsequently sent him to

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and

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, where he engaged in archeological investigations, studying especially antique pottery. Klein was a professor of archeology at the

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, and a member of the ''Gesellschaft zur Förderung Deutscher Wissenschaft, Kunst, und Literatur in Böhmen'', as well as of the

German Archeological Institute The German Archaeological Institute (german: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, ''DAI'') is a research institute in the field of archaeology (and other related fields). The DAI is a "federal agency" under the Federal Foreign Office of Germany ...

. He has published: "''Euphronius''" (1886); "''Die Griechischen Vasen, mit Meisterinschriften''" (2d edition, Vienna, 1887); and "''Praxiteles''" (1897).

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* Hungarian archaeologists Hungarian Jews People from Caransebeș Academic staff of Charles University Austrian archaeologists 1850 births 1924 deaths {{archaeologist-stub