Robert Zahn (archaeologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German classical archaeologist
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Place of Birth: Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
About Robert Zahn (archaeologist)
- Robert Zahn (9 January 1870, in Bruchsal – 27 November 1945, in Berlin) was a German classical archaeologist, specializing in ceramics and other small objects of Greek antiquity. He studied classical philology and ancient history at the University of Heidelberg and worked as an assistant in the archaeological institute at the university.
- In 1896 he received his doctorate at Heidelberg as a student of Friedrich von Duhn, and afterwards participated in excavations at the Acropolis in Athens.
- In 1901 he became a directorial assistant at the Department of Antiquities in Berlin, where in 1931 he succeeded Theodor Wiegand as director.
- In 1928 he received an honorary professorship from the University of Berlin.
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