Paul Reinecke
Paul Reinecke | |
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Born |
Paul Heinrich Adalbert Reinecke September 25, 1872 Berlin |
Died |
May 12, 1958 Herrsching, Bavaria |
Nationality | Germany |
Occupation | prehistorian, archaeologist |
Paul Heinrich Adalbert Reinecke (September 25, 1872 – May 12, 1958) was a German prehistorian and archaeologist.[1][2][3]
Life and work
Reinecke was born in Berlin. He studied medicine and science under Rudolf Virchow (1821–1903).[4] Interested in prehistory, he also attended classes with the anthropologist Johannes Ranke (1836-1916) and the archaeologist Adolf Furtwängler (1853-1907). During his studies, in 1893, Reinecke led an extensive study trip through Austria and Hungary.[5]
After graduating in 1897, he worked until 1908 at the Romano-Germanic Central Museum (Mainz), and later at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection (Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern).[5]
Until his death in 1958, he worked on almost all periods of European prehistory and early history, in particular on the chronology of the European Bronze Age and Iron Age.[6] The names Michelsberg culture (1908) and the Altheim culture (1915) as well as the periodization of the Hallstatt culture go back to him. Particularly important are his contributions in Volume V of the "Antiquities of our pagan past" (Alterthümer unserer heidnischen Vorzeit), where he developed, a chronology system, based on an historical analysis of stylistic features and on typological characteristics, that has essentially retained its validity to this day.[5] Reinecke died in Herrsching, Bavaria.[5]
(See also Bronze Age in Central Europe)
Awards
- 1942: Goethe Medal for Art and Science[4]
- 1953: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Großes Verdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland).[4]
Publications
- Brandgräber vom Beginn der Hallstattzeit aus den östlichen Alpenländern und die Chronologie des Grabfeldes von Hallstatt. In: Mitteilungen der Anthropologischen Gesellschaft in Wien 30, 1900, S. 44 ff.
- Beiträge zur Kenntnis der frühen Bronzezeit Mitteleuropas. In: Mitteilungen der Anthropologischen Gesellschaft Wien 32, 1902, S. 104 ff.
- Zur Kenntnis der Latène-Denkmäler der Zone nordwärts der Alpen. In: Festschrift RGZM (1902) S. 53–109.
- Unsere Reihengräber der Merowingerzeit nach ihrer geschichtlichen Bedeutung. Bayerische Vorgeschichtsblätter 5, 1925, S. 54–64.
- Zur Frage "Reihengräber und Friedhöfe der Kirchen". Germania 14, 1930, 175-177.
- Spätkeltische Oppida im rechtsrheinischen Bayern. Bayerischer Vorgeschichtsfreund 9, 1930, S. 29–52.
- Bodendenkmale spätkeltischer Eisengewinnung an der untersten Altmühl (München, um 1934/35).
- Mainzer Aufsätze zur Chronologie der Bronze- und Eisenzeit (Bonn 1965). (Wiederabdruck der Aufsätze aus den 'Alterthümern unserer heidnischen Vorzeit V')
References
- ↑ A. F. Harding (18 May 2000). European Societies in the Bronze Age. Cambridge University Press. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0-521-36729-5.
- ↑ Andrew Jones (10 November 2008). Prehistoric Europe: Theory and Practice. John Wiley & Sons. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4051-2597-0.
- ↑ Suzanne L. Marchand (January 2003). Down from Olympus: Archaeology and Philhellenism in Germany, 1750-1970. Princeton University Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-691-11478-1.
- 1 2 3 Deutsche Biographie: Paul Reinecke
- 1 2 3 4 Translated from the German Wikipedia article, de:Paul Reinecke
- ↑ Sarunas Milisauskas (6 December 2012). European Prehistory: A Survey. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-4615-0751-2.