Dietrich von Bothmer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dietrich von Bothmer

German art historian

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1918

Place of Birth: Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Oct-2009

Profession: curator, university teacher, art historian, archaeologist

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Dietrich Felix von Bothmer (pronounced BOAT-mare; October 26, 1918 – October 12, 2009) was a German-born American art historian, who spent six decades as a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he developed into the world's leading specialist in the field of ancient Greek vases.