| Bernard V. Bothmer, Egyptologist in the Making, 1912 Through July 1946: With Bothmer's Own Account of His Escape from Central Europe in October 1941 Contributor(s): Eaton-Krauss, Marianne (Author) |
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ISBN: 3963270489 ISBN-13: 9783963270482 Publisher: Zaphon OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers - History | Ancient - Egypt - History | Europe - Germany |
| Series: Investigatio Orientis |
| Physical Information: 174 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - North Africa - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Due to his disapproval of National Socialism the German-American curator and art historian Bernard V. Bothmer (1912-1993) saw himself forced to interrupt his study of Egyptology and lost his employment at the Egyptological department of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. This biography follows Bothmer's career from his birth in Berlin-Charlottenburg and his youth as a member of the "Circle" surrounding the poet Stefan George, his emigration to Switzerland in 1939, his journey to the USA 1941 and his service in the US Army until August 1946, when he was able to resume his Egyptological career anew. The study is based on family correspondence, Bothmer's own diaries and documents from archives in Boston, New York, Milan and Basel. Bothmer's own description of his escape from Geneva via Lisbon to the USA in October 1941 is edited as an appendix. |
