Alfred von Domaszewski (October 30, 1856 – March 25, 1927) was an Austrian historian.

Biography

Born 30 October 1856 in

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, Domaszewski received his education in

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, and following graduation remained in Vienna as a

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teacher. In 1884, he began work as an assistant at the

Kunsthistorisches Museum The Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien ( "Vienna Museum of art history, Art History", often referred to as the "Museum of Fine Arts, Vienna") is an art museum in Vienna, Austria. Housed in its festive palatial building on the Vienna Ring Road, i ...

in Vienna. In 1887, he became an associate professor of

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at the

University of Heidelberg Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (; ), is a public university, public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is List ...

, where in 1890, he attained full professorship. One of his students was

Ernst Kantorowicz Ernst Hartwig Kantorowicz (May 3, 1895 – September 9, 1963) was a German historian of medieval political and intellectual history and art, known for his 1927 book '' Kaiser Friedrich der Zweite'' on Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, and '' The K ...

. In 1882, Domaszewski accompanied German archaeologist

Carl Humann Carl Humann (first name also ''Karl''; 4 January 1839 – 12 April 1896) was a German engineer, architect and archaeologist. He discovered the Pergamon Altar. Biography Early years Humann was born in Steele, part of today's Essen - German ...

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on behalf of the Berlin Academy of Sciences, with support from the Vienna Ministry of Education. He also assisted Humann on a reconstruction project involving the

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. With philologist

Rudolf Ernst Brünnow Rudolph Ernst Brünnow (February 7, 1858 in Ann Arbor, Michigan – April 14, 1917 in Bar Harbor, Maine) was a German-American orientalist and philologist. Life The son of the Berlin-born astronomer Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow, Rudolph E ...

, he provided a comprehensive analysis and map of the ancient city of

Petra Petra (; "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean Aramaic, Nabataean: or , *''Raqēmō''), is an ancient city and archaeological site in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, P ...

Selected publications

* ''Die Religion des römischen Heeres'' (The religion of the Roman Army), 1895. * ''Die Rangordnung des römischen Heeres'' (The hierarchy of the Roman Army), 1907. * ''Geschichte der römischen Kaiser'' (History of the Roman Emperor), 1909. * ''Abhandlungen zur römischen Religion'' (Treatises on the Roman religion), 1909. * ''Die Provincia Arabia'' 3 Vol. (with R. Brünnow), 1904-1909.

References

External links

Deutsche Wikisource
extensive bibliography 1856 births 1927 deaths Historians from Austria-Hungary 20th-century Austrian historians Writers from Timișoara Academic staff of Heidelberg University 19th-century Austrian historians {{austria-historian-stub