Friedrich Wilhelm von Bissing

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Friedrich Wilhelm von Bissing; photograph by Theodor Hilsdorf

Friedrich Wilhelm von Bissing (22 April 1873,

Moritz Ferdinand von Bissing
(1844–1917).

He studied

Abu Gurab.[3]

In 1900 he received his

University of Utrecht.[1][2] For the last 30 years of his life he worked as a private scholar in the town of Oberaudorf am Inn.[4]

Political views and personal life

Bissing was considered politically reactionary, he was accused of ethnic, anti-Semitic and anti-Catholic attitudes. He joined the

Reichspogromnacht" in 1938, he visited his Jewish colleague Georg Steindorff to express his regret about what had happened.[6]

Friedrich Wilhelm von Bissing had been married to Elisabeth (Elsa) Freifrau von Carlowitz (1875–1961) since 1904.[7]

Selected works

  • Das Re-heiligtum des Königs Ne-woser-re (Rathures), 1905 (with Ludwig Borchardt).
  • Denkmäler ägyptischer Skulptur, 1911.
  • Die Kultur des alten Ägyptens, 1913.
  • Agyptische Kultbilder der Ptolomaier- und Römerzeit, 1936.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Große Bayerische Biographische Enzyklopädie by de Gruyter Saur
  2. ^ a b Treccani.t biographical information
  3. ^ Abusir : Realm of Osiris by Miroslav Verner
  4. ^ * "This article incorporates some text from an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia".
  5. ^ Bundesarchiv R 9361-II/80239
  6. ^ List of Georg Steindorff
  7. ^ Egypt, the ancient Orient, Hellas and Rome, Germanic early history, various. Library Prof. Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr v. bissing. November 28 – December 1, 1956 (= Stuttgart Art Cabinet. Art Auction. Volume 26, ZDB -ID 345123-9 ). Stuttgart Art Cabinet, Stuttgart 1956. p. 184.
  8. ^ WorldCat Search published works

Further reading

  • Gertzen, Thomas L. (2012-01-01). "Giant of EGYPTOLOGY 28th of a Series: Friedrich Wilhelm von Bissing (1873-1956)". KMT. A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt.