Full Name: Walter, Otto
Gender: male
Date Born: 1882
Date Died: 1965
Place Born: Vienna, Vienna state, Austria
Place Died: Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Home Country/ies: Austria
Subject Area(s): ancient, Ancient Greek (culture or style), Antique, the, architecture (object genre), Classical, and sculpture (visual works)
Overview
Specialist in ancient Greek art, particularly the art and architecture of Athens. Director of the Austrian Archaeological Institute (österreichisches archäologische Institut, öAI) in Athens, 1921-1938. Because of monetary restrictions, also served in diplomatic corps as Austrian Consul General in Athens 1923-1933. Named second secretary of the German Archaeological Institute in Athens in 1938 following the German takeover of Austria. Honorary Professor at the University of Vienna, 1945-1948, Professor at the University of Innsbruck 1948-1951, Professor at the University of Vienna 1951-1953.
Selected Bibliography
Beschreibung des Reliefs in kleinen Akropolismuseum, 1923 Die Reliefs aus dem Heiligtum der Echeliden in Neu-Phaleron, in: AEphem 1937, 97ff. Der Parthenonfundamente und das Delphische Orakel, in: AnzWien 89, 1952, 97ff. Zur Tyrannenmördergruppe, in öJh 40, 1953, 126 ff.
Sources
Archäologenbildnisse: Porträts und Kurzbiographien von Klassichen Archäologen deutscher Sprache. Reinhard Lullies, ed. Mainz am Rhein: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1988: 214-215.