Full Name: Niemann, Georg
Other Names:
- Georg Niemann
Gender: male
Date Born: 1841
Date Died: 1912
Place Born: Hanover, Germany
Place Died: Vienna, Vienna state, Austria
Home Country/ies: Germany
Subject Area(s): archaeology, architecture (object genre), and sculpture (visual works)
Overview
Architect and archaeologist. Professor at University of Vienna 1873-?. Particularly known for his artistic reconstruction of ancient buildings based on his architectural training, artiistic ability and archaeological expertise.
Sources
Archäologenbildnisse: Porträts und Kurzbiographien von Klassichen Archäologen deutscher Sprache. Reinhard Lullies, ed. Mainz am Rhein: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1988: 80.