Hermine Speier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hermine Speier

German classical archaeologist

Date of Birth: 28-May-1898

Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Jan-1989

Profession: photographer, translator, curator, classical archaeologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Hermine Speier

  • Hermine "Erminia" Speier (28 May 1898 in Frankfurt am Main – 12 January 1989 in Montreux) was a German archaeologist.
  • One of the few female archaeologists of her time, she was the first female employee of the Vatican Museums and one of the first professional women to be employed by the Vatican.
  • She was a pioneering contributor to the collections of archaeological photographs and is often credited as being the first archaeological photo-archivist.

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