Walter Andrae

Walter Andrae was a German anthropologist, art historian, archaeologist, architectural historian, university teacher and assyriologist (1875–1956). He was born at Anger-Crottendorf and died at Berlin.

Also recorded as Ernst Walter Andrae.

Walter Andrae in brief

Born
1875
Died
1956
Known for
anthropologist, art historian, archaeologist, architectural historian, university teacher, assyriologist, architect and museologist
Place of birth
Anger-Crottendorf
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Recognition and collections

Walter Andrae received Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Silver Leibniz medal.

Catalogued works

33 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1908 to 1967.

Āshūr. Maʻābid ʻIshtār al-ḥadīthah fī Āshūr. Istiḥkāmāt Āshūr. Die deutschen Ausgrabungen in Warka (Uruk). Fara. Die Kleinfunde von Sendschirli. Hatra. Farbige Keramik aus Assur und ihre Vorstufen in altassyrischen Wandmalereien. Hettische Inschriften auf Bleistreifen aus Assur. Die ionische Säule. Alte Feststrassen im Nahem Osten, dated 1941. Alte Feststrassen im Nahen Osten, dated 1941. Babylon, dated 1952. Coloured ceramics from Ashur, and earlier ancient Assyrian wall-paintings, dated 1925. Hettitische Inschriften auf Bleistreifen aus Assur, dated 1924. Die Festungswerke von Assur, dated 1913. Die Partherstadt Assur, dated 1967. Die Stelenreihen in Assur, dated 1913. Hatra nach Aufnahmen von Mitgliedern der Assur-Expedition der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, dated 1908. Kultrelief aus dem Brunnen des Asurtempels zu Assur, dated 1931. Lebenserinnerungen eines Ausgräbers, dated 1961. Das Gotteshaus und die Urformen des Bauens im alten Orient, dated 1930. Das wiedererstandene Assur, dated 1938. Der Anu-Adad-Tempel in Assur, dated 1909. Die archaischen Ischtar-Tempel in Assur, dated 1922. Die jüngeren Ischtar-Tempel in Assur, dated 1935. Die kunst des alten Orients / von Heinrich Schäfer und Walter Andrae., dated 1925, held by Wellcome Collection. M0009077: Copper figure of the Egyptain goddess Isis breastfeeding her son Horus, dated October 1944, held by Wellcome Collection. M0006210: Egyptian wall painting showing people dancing, dated 21 April 1939, held by Wellcome Collection. M0006212: Egypt, Representation of dancing girls from the tomb of Nakht., dated 21 April 1939, held by Wellcome Collection. M0009076: Sakkara, Illustration of music and dance, Cairo Museum, dated October 1944, held by Wellcome Collection. M0006211EB: Princess Kaiwit having her hair dressed, c. 2000 BC, dated 21 April 1939, held by Wellcome Collection. M0006211: Princess Kaiwit having her hair dressed, c. 2000 BC, dated 21 April 1939, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Andrae, Walter (1875–1956), Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology, 2021. Andrae, Walter, Der Neue Pauly Supplemente I Online - Band 6: Geschichte der Altertumswissenschaften: Biographisches Lexikon. Andrae, Walter, Brill’s New Pauly Supplements I - Volume 6 : History of classical Scholarship - A Biographical Dictionary. Babylon: die versunkene Weltstadt und ihr Ausgräiber Robert Koldewey. Von Walter Andrae. 7¾ ×5. Pp. 252. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1952. DM. 18·40., The Antiquaries Journal, 1953. Walter Andrae und die Wiederentdeckung Assurs das abenteuer der architektonischen zeichnung innerhalb der archäologie des alten orients, ISIMU, 2016. Walter Andrae, "Memorias de un arqueólogo. Viajes y descubrimientos alemanes en Babilonia y Asiria", Gerión, 2013.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1024638502). Those registers additionally record the form Centro Superior de Estudios de Asiriología y Egiptología (Madrid). Seminario Walter Andrae.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

DIE KUNST DES ALTEN ORIENTS (1925) — Internet Archive. Die kunst des altenorients (1925) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Walter Andrae studied at TU Dresden and Gymnasium St. Augustin. training under Robert Koldewey is recorded. the recorded working language is German.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Babylon and Assur. Employment is recorded with Technische Universität Berlin.

Distinctions recorded are Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Silver Leibniz medal.

Chronology

  1. 1875Walter Andrae born at Anger-Crottendorf.
  2. 1925DIE KUNST DES ALTEN ORIENTS digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1925Die kunst des altenorients digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1956Walter Andrae died at Berlin.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Andrae, Walter (1875–1956), Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology, 2021

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Andrae, Walter, Brill’s New Pauly Supplements I - Volume 6 : History of classical Scholarship - A Biographical Dictionary

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Andrae, Walter, Der Neue Pauly Supplemente I Online - Band 6: Geschichte der Altertumswissenschaften: Biographisches Lexikon

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Babylon: die versunkene Weltstadt und ihr Ausgräiber Robert Koldewey. Von Walter Andrae. 7¾ ×5. Pp. 252. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1952. DM. 18·40., The Antiquaries Journal, 1953

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Walter Andrae (Internet Archive), 21 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    Walter Andrae und die Wiederentdeckung Assurs das abenteuer der architektonischen zeichnung innerhalb der archäologie des alten orients, ISIMU, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Walter Andrae.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1024638502, Seminario Walter Andrae.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  9. 9.

    Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Walter Andrae as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  10. 10.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 9 works naming Walter Andrae.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q67392: Walter Andrae

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  12. 12.

    “Walter Andrae”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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