Otto Kern, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otto Kern

German classical philologist and archaeologist

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1863

Place of Birth: Schulpforte, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 31-Jan-1942

Profession: historian, university teacher, art historian, archaeologist, linguist, classical archaeologist, classical philologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Otto Ferdinand Georg Kern (14 February 1863 in Schulpforte (now part of Bad Kösen) – 31 January 1942 in Halle an der Saale) was a German classical philologist, archaeologist and epigraphist.
He specialized in the field of ancient Greek religion, being known for his investigations of Greek mystery cults and Orphism, as well as the ancient city of Magnesia on the Maeander and later also the history of ancient studies.
In 1907 he became professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg, where he became rector in 1915/16.



Alternative names	Paul Ludwig Friedrich Moennich
Description	German painter, university teacher, physicist and photographer
Date of birth/death	10 September 1855	27 September 1943
Location of birth/death	Drüsewitz	Rostock
Work location	Rostock
Authority control	: Q20753176 VIAF: 146183445 GND: 142310131