Wolfgang W. Wurster (7 July 1937 - 29 December 2003) was a German researcher in the fields of architecture and archaeology.
Wolfgang Wurster was born in
Aalen, Germany. He studied architecture at the
TU München. He undertook additional studies in art history and American history, in the United States and Spain. In 1963 he received his
Diplom from his German university. From this point on, he concentrated on excavation methodology, CRM, and the history of architecture. In 1971, he obtained a doctorate of engineering, his dissertation being ''Der dorische Peripteraltempel auf dem Kolonnahügel in Aegina''. In addition to holding academic positions in Munich, he also was a faculty member of the
Universität Darmstadt. He did field work in the Mediterranean and South American (Ecuador and Peru).
His book ''Die Schatz-Gräber. Archäologische Expeditionen durch die Hochkulturen Südamerikas'' (1991) brought him the
Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn
The Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, or LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn, is a museum in Bonn, Germany, run by the Rhineland Landscape Association. It is one of the oldest museums in the country. In 2003 it completed an extensive renovation. The museum has a n ...
's
Ceram-Preis for the best book of archeology.
Publications
* ''Alt-Ägina. Band 1: Der Apollontempel'', von Zabern, Mainz 1974
* ''Die Schatz-Gräber. Archäologische Expeditionen durch die Hochkulturen Südamerikas'', GEO, Hamburg 1991
About Wurster
* Burkhart Vogt: ''Wolfgang W. Wurster † (7 July 1937 – 29 December 2003)'', In: ''Bericht über die 42. Tagung für Ausgrabungswissenschaft und Bauforschung'', Habelt, Bonn 2004
* Klaus Dornisch: ''Einem Freund zur Erinnerung. Wolfgang W. Wurster in memoriam'', In ''
Nürnberger Blätter zur Archäologie
Nürnberger may refer to:
Places near Nuremberg, Germany
* Nürnberger Land, a district in Bavaria, Germany
* Nürnberger Burg or Nuremberg Castle
* Nürnberger Reichswald, the location of Nuremberg Zoo
Nuremberg Zoo (german: Tiergarten Nür ...
'' 20 (2004), S. 198-200
External links
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Technical University of Munich alumni
Archaeologists from Baden-Württemberg
1937 births
2003 deaths
People from Aalen