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Richard Delbrück (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈdɛl.bʁʏk] ; 14 July 1875, Jena – 22 August 1957, Bonn) was a German classical archaeologist who specialized in the field of ancient Roman portraiture.

Career

In 1899 he graduated from the University of Bonn, where he was a student of Georg Loeschcke. From 1911 to 1915, he was head of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI) in Rome. He was later a professor of classical archaeology at the Universities of Giessen (1922–1928) and Bonn (1928–1940).

Selected works

• Hellenistische bauten in Latium – Hellenistic buildings in Latium.
• 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 Western Roman Empire.
• Probleme der Lipsanothek in Brescia, 1952 – treatise on the Lipsanotheca of Brescia.

References

1. "Sentences based on translated text from an equivalent article at the German Misplaced Pages".
2. Dictionary of Art Historians Delbrueck, Richard
3. OCLC Classify published works

• 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