Emanuel Löwy

Em(m)anuel Löwy, or Emanuel Loewy (September 1, 1857 in Vienna – February 11, 1938 in Vienna) was a classical archaeologist and theorist who employed the methodology of universal psychological sources of form in his work.

Löwy was influenced by the concept of "das Gedächtnisbild" by Ernst Brücke. Löwy was also a friend of the famous psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. Among his academic specialties was the art of ancient Greek vase painting.

Löwy served as a professor of archaeology at the University of Rome (1891-1915) where he taught, among others, Giulio Giglioli. Löwy was also professor of archaeology at the University of Vienna (1918-1938).

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