Edgar Wind, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edgar Wind

German-born British interdisciplinary art historian

Date of Birth: 14-May-1900

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 12-Sep-1971

Profession: university teacher, art historian, philosophy historian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Edgar Wind

  • Edgar Wind (; 14 May 1900 – 12 September 1971) was a German-born British interdisciplinary art historian, specializing in iconology in the Renaissance era.
  • He was a member of the school of art historians associated with Aby Warburg and the Warburg Institute as well as the first Professor of art history at Oxford University. Wind is best remembered for his research in allegory and the use of pagan mythology during the 15th and 16th centuries, and for his book on the subject, Pagan Mysteries in the Renaissance.

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