Wolfgang Müller-Wiener
Wolfgang Müller-Wiener (Friedrichswerth, Thuringia, 17 May 1923 - Istanbul, Turkey, 25 March 1991) was a German architecture historian, archaeologist and Byzantinist. After an apprenticeship as a carpenter, from 1948 to 1951, he studied architecture at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and he got a Doctorate in 1954 on the theme of Development of industrial building in Baden. From 1962 to 1967 he was the second director of the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo and during this time he directed the excavations at Abu Mena by Alexandria.
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Wolfgang Müller-Wiener
- Name
- Wolfgang Müller-Wiener
- Born
- 17 May 1923
- Birthplace
- Friedrichswerth
- Died
- 25 March 1991
- Place of death
- Istanbul
- Occupation
- Architect, historian, archaeologist
- Nationality
- Germany
- Fields
- archaeology · medieval architecture · ancient Greek architecture · Byzantine architecture
- Education
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- Languages
- German
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Wolfgang Müller-Wiener (Friedrichswerth, Thuringia, 17 May 1923 - Istanbul, Turkey, 25 March 1991) was a German architecture historian, archaeologist and Byzantinist. After an apprenticeship as a carpenter, from 1948 to 1951, he studied architecture at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and he got a Doctorate in 1954 on the theme of Development of industrial building in Baden. From 1962 to 1967 he was the second director of the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo and during this time he directed the excavations at Abu Mena by Alexandria.
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After his habilitation in 1965 at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, in 1967 he was appointed full professor of history of architecture at the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt. In 1976, he was elected the first director of the Istanbul Branch of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI). His main interests during this period were the topography of Constantinople and ancient Istanbul, the castles of the Eastern Mediterranean and the architectural history of Miletus, where from 1974 until his retirement in 1988, he led the excavations. In this Ionian archaeological site he studied with Berthold Weber three Hellenistic temples and Heroa, and in addition early Christian buildings.
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Key facts
• Name — Wolfgang Müller-Wiener • Born — 17 May 1923 • Birthplace — Friedrichswerth • Died — 25 March 1991 • Place of death — Istanbul • Occupation — Architect, historian, archaeologist
Works
Works
• Das Theater von Epidauros, W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1961. (with Armin von Gerkan) • Mittelalterliche Befestigungen im südlichen Ionien. In: Istanbuler Mitteilungen. Bd. 11, 1961, S. 5–122. • Die Stadtbefestigungen von Izmir, Sigacik und Çandarli: Bemerkungen zur mittelalterlichen Topographie des nördlichen Ionien. In: Istanbuler Mitteilungen. Bd. 12, 1962, S. 59–114. • Burgen der Kreuzritter im Heiligen Land, auf Zypern und in der Ägäis. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München u. a. 1966. • Bildlexikon zur Topographie Istanbuls. Byzantion, Konstantinupolis, Istanbul bis zum Beginn des 17. Jahrhundert. Wasmuth, Tübingen 1977,. • Von der Polis zum Kastron. In: Gymnasium. Bd. 93, 1986, S. 435–475. • Griechisches Bauwesen in der Antike. Beck, München 1988,. • Die Häfen von Byzantion, Konstantinupolis, Istanbul. Wasmuth, Tübingen 1994,.
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Career and activity
Wolfgang Müller-Wiener worked in archaeology, medieval architecture, ancient Greek architecture, Byzantine architecture and architecture of Turkey. He was employed by Technical University of Darmstadt. He belonged to German Archaeological Institute.
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1923
Wolfgang Müller-Wiener born at Friedrichswerth.
1991
Wolfgang Müller-Wiener died at Istanbul.
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- <i>Das Theater von Epidauros</i>. By Armin von Gerkan and Wolfgang Müller-Wiener, American Journal of Archaeology, 1963
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<i>Das Theater von Epidauros</i>. By Armin von Gerkan and Wolfgang Müller-Wiener, American Journal of Archaeology, 1963Crossref registry
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Wolfgang Müller-Wiener is recorded as anthropologist, archaeologist, university teacher, architect and classical scholar.
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