Carl Watzinger

The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is archaeology, classical archaeology and history. Places of work recorded in the authority are Berlin, Rostock and Tübingen. Employment is recorded with University of Tübingen, University of Giessen and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Watzinger studied philosophy, archaeology and history at the Universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Bonn, obtaining his doctorate in 1899 with the thesis "Studien zur unteritalischen Vasenmalerei". Later on, he worked as an assistant at the Royal Museum in Berlin. In 1904, he earned his habilitation in Berlin with a dissertation involving Greek wood sarcophagi from the time of Alexander the Great, titled Griechische Holzsarkophage aus der Zeit Alexanders des Großen. In 1905 he became an associate professor of classical archaeology at the University of Rostock, where he specialized in studies of Hellenistic art and the archaeology of Palestine and Syria. He was later a full professor at the Universities of Giessen (1909–1916) and Tübingen (1916–1947). From 1911 to 1947, he was a member of the Central Board of the German Archaeological Institute (Berlin). He was also a member of the Austrian Archaeological Institute (Vienna) and an honorary member of the Griechischen Archäologischen Gesellschaft (Greek Archaeological Society).

• Die Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen, (with Ernst Sellin) Leipzig 1913. (Reprint Osnabrück 1973) Jericho – The results of the excavations. • Antike Synagogen in Galiläa (with Heinrich Kohl) Leipzig 1916. (Reprint Jerusalem in 1973 and Osnabrück 1975) – Ancient synagogues in Galilee. • Damaskus, die antike Stadt, Berlin, Leipzig, 1921 – Damascus, the ancient city. • Damaskus, die islamische Stadt, Berlin 1924 – Damascus, the Islamic city.

Carl Watzinger worked in archaeology, classical archaeology, history and art history. He was employed by University of Tübingen, University of Giessen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and University of Rostock. He belonged to German Archaeological Institute, Austrian Archaeological Institute and Archaeological Society of Athens. He worked at Berlin, Rostock and Tübingen.