Friedrich von Duhn

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Friedrich von Duhn (April 17, 1851 – February 5, 1930) was a German Classical scholar who taught at the University of Heidelberg, where he headed the Institut für Klassische Archäologie (1879–1920);^[1] his most memorable feat was in recognizing scattered fragments of sculpture as the remains of Augustus' Ara Pacis.

Friedrich von Duhn.

His masterwork on the funerary arts of ancient Italy, Italische Gräberkunde, was published in 1924 and posthumously in 1939.

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↑ Institut für Klassische Archäologie

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 14848517 LCCN: no2007049606 ISNI: 0000 0000 8076 4350 GND: 116243163 BNF: cb12361644q

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Name	Duhn, Friederich von
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Date of birth	April 17, 1851
Place of birth	Lübeck
Date of death	February 5, 1930
Place of death	Heidelberg

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