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Michael Diers
Michael Diers (born 15 March 1950, in Werl, West Germany) is a German people, German art historian and professor of art history in Hamburg and Berlin. Diers studied art history, literature, and philosophy in Münster and Hamburg, where he received his doctorate with a doctoral dissertation, thesis on Aby Warburg. He also received his postdoctoral lecture qualification in 1994. From 1990 to 1992 he was assistant professor at the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut, Essen, and subsequently at the Department of Art History, Universität Hamburg, in the joint research project "Politische Ikonographie". In 1994 he became lecturer at the Universität Jena, in 1999 at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, where he also served as Director of the Department of Art History (2000–2002). In 2004, Diers was appointed professor of art history and visual studies at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, where he retired in 2017. In the same time, he was also adjunct professor of art histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werl
Werl (; Westphalian: ''Wiärl'') is a town located in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Werl is easily accessible because it is located between the Sauerland, Münsterland, and the Ruhr Area. The Hellweg road runs through the city, as Werl is a part of the fertile Bördelandschaft of the Werl–Unnaer Börde. Neighbouring municipalities Division of the town Werl consists of the following districts: * Blumenthal (48 inhabitants) * Budberg (596 inhabitants) * Büderich (3107 inhabitants) * Hilbeck (1339 inhabitants) * Holtum (1049 inhabitants) * Mawicke (521 inhabitants) * Niederbergstraße (210 inhabitants) * Oberbergstraße (363 inhabitants) * Sönnern (870 inhabitants) * Westönnen (2665 inhabitants) * Werl (22151 inhabitants) History Werl was a member of the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages and since 1661 has had a statue of the Virgin Mary, making it a place of pilgrimage. Today this relic is in the Wallfahrtsbasilika and is loo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |