Richard Bohn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Bohn

German architect

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1849

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 22-Aug-1898

Profession: architect, art historian, archaeologist, anthropologist, architectural historian

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Karl Theodor Richard Bohn (29 December 1849 – 22 August 1898 in Görlitz) was a German archaeological architect born in Berlin. Beginning in 1868, he studied architecture in Berlin, and in 1877 participated in the archaeological dig at Olympia with Friedrich Adler.
In 1879 he surveyed the Propylaea in Athens, and later the same year, began work at the Pergamon excavation site.
Among his duties at Pergamon, was ascertainment of the original architectural form and measurements of the Pergamon altar. In 1887 he was named managing director of the Baugewerkschule in Nienburg, and from 1895 onward, worked in the same capacity in Görlitz.