Adolf Bötticher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adolf Bötticher

art historian

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1842

Place of Birth: Blumberg (Barnim), Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 09-Jun-1901

Profession: architect, art historian, archaeologist, architectural historian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Adolf Bötticher or Adolf Boetticher (12 December 1842 – 9 June 1901) was a German art historian and conservator. Bötticher was born in Blumberg, Brandenburg, and studied at the Bauakademie in Berlin (1865–68).
After performing excavatory work in Greece from 1875–77, he published a weekly newspaper for architects and engineers (Wochenblatt für Architekten und Ingenieure).
In 1886 Bötticher headed the registry for historic buildings and art monuments in East Prussia, and in 1891 he was named conservator for the province.
He died in Warnicken.