Richard Delbrück (; 14 July 1875,

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– 22 August 1957,

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) was a German classical

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, ...

who specialized in the field of ancient Roman portraiture.

Career

In 1899 he graduated from the

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, where he was a student of Georg Loeschcke. From 1911 to 1915, he was head of the '' Deutsches Archäologisches Institut'' (DAI) in

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. He was later a professor of classical archaeology at the Universities of

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(1922–1928) and Bonn (1928–1940).

Selected works

* ''Hellenistische bauten in Latium'' – Hellenistic buildings in

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. * ''Antike Porträts'', 1912 – Classical portraiture. * ''Bildnisse römischer kaiser'', 1914 – Portraits of Roman emperors. * ''Die Consulardiptychen und verwandte Denkmäler'', 1926 – The consular diptych and related monuments. * ''Antike porphyrwerke'', 1932 – Ancient porphyry works. * ''Spätantike Kaiserporträts von Constantinus Magnus bis zum Ende des Westreichs'', 1933 – Late ancient Roman Imperial portraits: From Constantine Magnus until the end of the

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. * ''Probleme der Lipsanothek in Brescia'', 1952 – treatise on the Lipsanotheca of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Delbruck, Richard 1875 births 1957 deaths Writers from Jena People from Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Archaeologists from Thuringia Academic staff of the University of Bonn Academic staff of the University of Giessen