Walter Friedländer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Friedländer

German art historian

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1873

Place of Birth: Głogów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 08-Sep-1966

Profession: university teacher, art historian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Walter Ferdinand Friedläender (March 10, 1873 – September 8, 1966) was a German art historian (who should not be confused with Max Jakob Friedländer). Walter Friedlaender was the son of Sigismund Friedlaender and Anna Joachimsthal.
Born in Glogau, he was taught art history by Heinrich Wölfflin and others.
Among his first students was Erwin Panofsky. He taught at the Freiburg University (1914-1933), and the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University (1935-1966). He died in New York.