Heinrich Bulle

Heinrich Bulle (December 11, 1867 – April 6, 1945) was a German archaeologist who was a native of Bremen.

He studied classical archaeology in Freiburg im Breisgau and Munich, where he was a student of Heinrich Brunn (1822–1894). From 1898 to 1902 he was a lecturer at the University of Würzburg, and afterwards relocated to the University of Erlangen as an associate professor. In 1908 he returned to Würzburg as a professor, and also director of the Martin von Wagner Museum. Due to the massive destruction of Würzburg in March, 1945, Bulle lost all of his books and manuscripts. He died shortly afterwards in Bad Kohlgrub.

Heinrich Bulle specialized in research of ancient Greek art and sculpture. His best known written work was an innovative study of ancient art titled Der schöne Mensch im Altertum, which was published over three editions. He also performed highly regarded research of ancient Greek theatre.

In 1903–1905, with Adolf Furtwängler (1853–1907), he conducted an important excavation at Orchomenus, Boeotia.

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