Ernst Buschor ( Hürben, 2 June 1886 –

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

, 11 December 1961) was a German

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

and translator.

Biography

From 1905 he studied at the

University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich, LMU or LMU Munich; ) is a public university, public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke ...

as a pupil of classical archaeologist

Adolf Furtwängler Johann Michael Adolf Furtwängler (30 June 1853 – 10 October 1907) was a German archaeologist, teacher, art historian and museum director. He was the father of the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler and grandfather of the German archaeologist And ...

, earning his doctorate in 1912. After serving as a soldier in the

Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

during

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, he became an associate professor of classical archaeology at the

University of Erlangen A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

. In 1920 he became a full professor at the

University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially ), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (), is a public university, public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1 ...

. From 1921 to 1929, he was director of the

German Archaeological Institute at Athens The German Archaeological Institute at Athens (; ) is one of the 19 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece. General information, history, facilities The Athens department was the second department founded by the institu ...

. From 1929 to 1959, he served as a professor of classical archaeology at Munich.Kurzbiographie von Ernst Buschor
(PDF file; 41 kB) From 1922 to 1924, he conducted archaeological excavations in

Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...

, Olympia and

Amyklai Amyclae or Amyklai () was a city of ancient Laconia, situated on the right or western bank of the Eurotas, 20 stadia south of Sparta, in a district remarkable for the abundance of its trees and its fertility. Amyclae was one of the most celebrat ...

(

Sparta Sparta was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement in the Evrotas Valley, valley of Evrotas (river), Evrotas rive ...

), and for many years served as director of excavations on the island of

Samos Samos (, also ; , ) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese archipelago, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the Mycale Strait. It is also a separate reg ...

(1925–1939; 1951–1961). In 1921 he became a full member of the

Bavarian Academy of Sciences The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities () is an independent public institution, located in Munich. It appoints scholars whose research has contributed considerably to the increase of knowledge within their subject. The general goal of th ...

Selected works

Buschor is credited for providing translations of all 31 extant tragedies of

Aeschylus Aeschylus (, ; ; /524 – /455 BC) was an ancient Greece, ancient Greek Greek tragedy, tragedian often described as the father of tragedy. Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is large ...

Sophocles Sophocles ( 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC)Sommerstein (2002), p. 41. was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those ...

and

Euripides Euripides () was a Greek tragedy, tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to ...

. The following are a few of his significant writings: * ''Griechische Vasenmalerei'' (= ''Klassische Illustratoren'' 5, ). Piper, München 1913. Translated into English as
''Greek vase-painting''
London, Chatto & Windus 921 * ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der griechischen Textilkunst. Die Anfänge und der orientalische Import.'' Kastner & Callwey, München 1912 (München, Universität, phil. Dissertation, 26. Januar 1912) – Contributions to the history of Greek textile art. * ''Euripides: Orestes. Iphigenie in Aulis. Die Maenaden. 3 Tragoedien''. Beck, München 1960 – Euripides:

Orestes In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (; ) was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia. He was also known by the patronymic Agamemnonides (), meaning "son of Agamemnon." He is the subject of several ...

Iphigénie ''Iphigénie'' is a dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by the French playwright Jean Racine. It was first performed in the Orangerie in Versailles on August 18, 1674, as part of the fifth of the royal ''Divertissements d ...

in Aulis. The

Maenad In Greek mythology, maenads (; ) were the female followers of Dionysus and the most significant members of his retinue, the '' thiasus''. Their name, which comes from μαίνομαι (''maínomai'', “to rave, to be mad; to rage, to be angr ...

s; 3 tragedies. * ''Winke für Akropolispilger.'' Beck, München 1960 – Hints for

Acropolis An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense. The term is typically used to refer to the Acropolis of Athens ...

pilgrims. * ''Gesamtausgabe der griechischen Tragödien.'' 10 Bände. Artemis Verlag, Zürich u. a. 1979, – Edition of the Greek tragedies. Translated by Ernst Buschor. 10 volumes. * ''Vom Sinn der griechischen Standbilder'', Translated into English as: ''On the meaning of Greek statues''; Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 1980.OCLC WorldCat
published works by Buschor

Bibliography

* Karl Schefold: ''Ernst Buschor 1886–1961.'' In: '' Archäologenbildnisse. Porträts und Kurzbiographien von Klassischen Archäologen deutscher Sprache.'' von Zabern, Mainz 1988, , S. 234–235.

References

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1886 births 1961 deaths People from Günzburg (district) Academic staff of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Academic staff of the University of Freiburg Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Archaeologists from Bavaria German classical philologists Translators from Greek Translators to German German male non-fiction writers Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) Members of the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin 20th-century German translators {{Germany-archaeologist-stub