Walter Andrae, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Walter Andrae (February 18, 1875 - July 28, 1956) was a German archaeologist and architect who was born near Leipzig. He initially studied architecture, and in 1898 participated in an archaeological dig at Babylon under the leadership of Robert Koldewey (1855-1925). From 1903 to 1914 he directed the excavation of the ancient Assyrian capital of Ashur. During this time period he also performed archaeological excavations at Hatra and Shuruppak. In 1921 Andrae became curator of the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin, and from 1928 to 1951 was its director. Starting in 1923 he taught classes in architectural history at the Technical University of Berlin.