Walter Andrae
Walter Andrae (February 18, 1875 – July 28, 1956) was a German archaeologist and architect who was born near Leipzig.
He initially studied architecture, and in 1898 participated in an archaeological dig at Babylon under the leadership of Robert Koldewey (1855-1925). From 1903 to 1914 he directed the excavation of the ancient Assyrian capital of Ashur. During this time period he also performed archaeological excavations at Hatra and Shuruppak.
In 1921 Andrae became curator of the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin, and from 1928 to 1951 was its director. Starting in 1923 he taught classes in architectural history at the Technical University of Berlin. During his career he also participated in excavation of the Hittite city of Sam'al. Among his better known writings were Der wiedererstandene Assur, and the autobiographical Lebenserinnerungen eines Ausgräbers (Living Memories of an Excavator). Other publications by Andrae include:
- Der Anu-Adad-Tempel in Assur 1909
- Die Festungswerke von Assur 1913
- Die Stelenreihen in Assur 1913
- Die archaischen Ischtar-Tempel in Assur 1922
- Farbige Keramik aus Assur und ihre Vorstufen in altassyrischen Wandmalereien 1923
- Die Kunst des Alten Orients 1925
- Kultrelief an dem Brunnen des Assurtempels zu Assur 1931
- Die Partherstadt Assur (with Heinz Lenzen) 1933
- Die ionische Säule. Bauform oder Symbol? 1933
- Alte Festraßen im Nahen Osten 1941
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- Parts of this article are based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
- Dictionary of the Ancient Near East by Piotr Bienkowski and Alan Ralph Millard
