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Edwin Redslob 
Summary
Edwin Redslob (22 September 1884, Weimar – 24 January 1973, West Berlin) was a German art historian who served as Reichskunstwart under the Weimar Republic.[1]: 86 Appointed in 1920, he was the only person to fulfil this role as the position was abolished following the Nazi seizure of power in 1933.
Edwin Redslob | |
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 Edwin Redslob | |
| Born | 22 September 1884 Weimar, Germany |
| Died | 24 January 1973 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Art historian |
In 1912, he was appointed to run the Angermuseum in Erfurt where he remained until 1919.[2]
In 1945, he co-founded the Berlin daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, and then in 1948, he was one of the co-initiators in the founding of the Freie Universität Berlin.[3] He was a professor at the university teaching Art History from 1948 to 1954. He was also rector from 1949 to 1950.[3]
References edit
- ^ Weinstein, Joan (1990). The end of expressionism : art and the November Revolution in Germany, 1918-19. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226890597.
- ^ "Geschichte Erfurter Museen –". www.erfurt-web.de. official city portal of the state capital of Thuringia. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Edwin Redslob". www.fu-berlin.de. Free University of Berlin. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
External links edit
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