Emil Kunze (18 December 1901, in
Dresden
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– 13 January 1994) was a German classical archaeologist. The director of the
German Archaeological Institute
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Status, tasks and ...
, he resumed excavations at
Olympia, Greece
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after the Second World War.
1901 births
1994 deaths
German classical scholars
Archaeologists from Dresden
Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Corresponding fellows of the British Academy
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