Kurt Erdmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kurt Erdmann

German Art Historian

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1901

Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1964

Profession: university teacher, art historian, archaeologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Kurt Erdmann (9 September 1901, Hamburg - 30 September 1964, Berlin) was a German art historian who specialized in Sasanian and Islamic Art.
He is best known for his scientific work on the history of the Oriental rug, which he established as a subspecialty within his scientific discipline.
From 1958 to 1964, Erdmann served as the director of the Pergamon Museum, Berlin.
He was one of the protagonists of the "Berlin school" of Islamic art history.