Adolf Schöll

Gustav Adolf Schöll (2 September 1805 in Brünn 26 May 1882 in Jena) was a German art historian, archaeologist and classical philologist. He was the father of classical philologists Rudolf Schöll (1844–1893) and Fritz Schöll (1850–1919).

He studied at the universities of Tübingen and Göttingen, obtaining his habilitation at Berlin in 1833. In 1839/40, with Karl Otfried Müller, he participated in a study trip to Italy and Greece. In 1842 he was named an associate professor of archaeology at the University of Halle, and during the following year, became director of the Grand Ducal art collections and the Freien Zeichenschule in Weimar. In 1861 he was appointed head of the Grand Ducal Library in Weimar.[1][2]

Selected works

References

  1. ADB:Schöll, Adolph In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, S. 218–224.
  2. Schöll, (Gustav) Adolf (1805-1882) Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation
  3. HathiTrust Digital Library published works
  4. Adolf Schöll Open Library
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