Heinrich Heydemann (28 August 1842, in

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– 10 October 1889, in

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) was a German

classical philologist Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, ''classics'' traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek and Roman literature and their original languages, ...

and

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, ...

, largely known for his studies of

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and Roman vases. He studied classical philology and archaeology at the universities of

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and

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, receiving his doctorate at the latter institution in 1865. While a student, his influences were philologist

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, art historian

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and archaeologist

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. Following graduation, he spent several years in Greece and Italy, devoting himself mainly to the study of ancient vases. In 1869 he obtained his

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for archaeology at the University of Berlin, and in 1873 became a directorial assistant at the Antiquarium of the Royal Museum in Berlin.Heinrich Heydemann
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at Jewish Encyclopedia In 1874 he was named an associate professor of archaeology at the

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, where in 1882 he attained a full professorship. For a number of years he was editor of the publication ''Archäologischen Zeitung''.

Selected works

* ''Humoristische vasenbilder aus Unteritalien'', 1870 – Humorous vase images from southern Italy. * ''Griechische Vasenbilder'', 1870 – Greek

vase painting Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other raw materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. The place where such wares are made by a ''potter'' is al ...

s. * ''Die antiken Marmor-Bildwerke'', 1874 – Ancient marble sculptures. * ''Die Knöchelspielerin im Palazzo Colonna zu Rom'', 1877 – The knöchelspielerin in the

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at Rome. * ''Mittheilungen aus den antikensammlungen in Ober- und Mittelitalien'', 1879 – On antique collections in northern and central Italy. * ''Gigantomachie auf einer Vase aus Altamura'', 1880 – Gigantomachia on a vase from

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. * ''Terracotten aus dem Museo Nazionale zu Neapel'', 1882 –

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s at the Museo Nazionale in Naples. * ''Alexander der Grosse und Dareios kodomannos auf unteritalischen Vasenbildern'', 1883 –

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and

Darius III Darius III ( ; ; – 330 BC) was the thirteenth and last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC. Contrary to his predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses, Darius was a distant member of the Achaemenid dynasty. ...

depicted on vases from southern Italy. * ''Vase Caputi mit Theaterdarstellungen'', 1884 – Vase Caputi with theater representations. * ''Dionysos' Geburt und Kindheit'', 1885 –

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' birth and childhood.Most widely held works by Heinrich Heydemann
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heydemann, Heinrich 1842 births 1889 deaths People from Greifswald Academic staff of the University of Halle Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Archaeologists from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 19th-century German archaeologists