Richard Borrmann (27 December 1852 in

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26 March 1931 in

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) was a German

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and classical archaeologist. He was involved in the German Archaeological project at

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. From 1874 to 1878, he studied at the ''

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'' in Berlin, later serving as a professor of

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(1903–1921). He specialized in ancient architectural history, and also made significant contributions in the field of Islamic art history, of which, he performed studies of its decorative architectural elements from ancient to modern times.Bau Geschichte
short biography

Selected works

His best written effort was an inventory of architectural and artistic monuments of Berlin titled ''Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler von Berlin. Im Auftrage des Magistrats der Stadt Berlin'' (1893). Other significant writings by Borrmann are: * ''Die Keramik in der Baukunst'', 1897 –

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s in architecture. * ''Die Alhambra zu Granada'', 1900 – The

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. * ''Moderne Keramik'', 1902 – Modern ceramics. * ''Die Baukunst des Altertums und des Islam im Mittelalter'', 1904 – The architecture of antiquity and of Islam in the

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. * ''Geschichte der Baukunst'', 1904 – History of architecture, (with

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). * ''Vom Städtebau im islamischen Osten'', 1914 – On urban planning in the Islamic East. He also made contributions to the five-volume ''Olympia; die ergebnisse der von dem Deutschen Reich veranstalteten ausgrabung'' (Olympia: the results of the excavation organized by the German Reich), published from 1890 to 1897 (with various authors, including

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and Friedrich Adler).WorldCat Identities
Most widely held works by Richard Borrmann

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1852 births 1931 deaths People from Grudziądz 19th-century German architects German classical scholars Archaeologists from Berlin Academic staff of Technische Universität Berlin 20th-century German architects {{Germany-architect-stub