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Thieme-Becker
Thieme-Becker is a German biographical dictionary of artists. Thieme-Becker The dictionary was begun under the editorship of Ulrich Thieme (1865–1922) (volumes one to fifteen) and Felix Becker (1864–1928) (volumes one to four). It was completed under the editorship of Frederick Charles Willis (b. 1883) (volumes fourteen and fifteen) and Hans Vollmer (1878–1969) (volumes sixteen to thirty-seven)."The Project: From Thieme-Becker to the Artists’ Database," GmbH.Heinz Ladendorf, "Das Allgemeine Lexikon der bildenden Künstler Thieme-Becker-Vollmer," in Magdalena George (ed.), ''Festschrift Hans Vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hans Vollmer
Hans Vollmer (16 November 1878 – 15 February 1969) was a German art historian and encyclopedist. Life His father was the architect (1845-1920), his grandfather the Hamburg marine painter and graphic artist Adolph Friedrich Vollmer (1806–1875). He was the older brother of the painter and sculptor Erwin Vollmer (1884–1973). Vollmer studied art history, history and philosophy in Berlin and Munich. In 1906 he was awarded a doctorate under Heinrich Wölfflin in Berlin with a thesis on ''Schwäbische Monumentalbrunnen von der Gotik bis zum Klassizismus'' (Swabian monumental fountains from the Gothic to Classicism). Since April 1, 1907 he was employed in the editorial office of the '' Thieme-Becker Allgemeiner Künstlerlexikon'' at the publishing house E. A. Seemann in Leipzig; in 1923 he took over the editorial management of the Encyclopedia. Since then he was the main contributor, supported by a small editorial staff, until the completion of the 37-volume work in 1950, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
