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Frederik Poulsen
1876–1950
A Danish classical archaeologist and writer, he helped shape the way ancient Greek and Roman art was studied and understood in the 20th century. He is especially linked with the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, where scholarship and museum work met in a lively, public-facing way.
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Etruscan Tomb Paintings, Their Subjects and Significance
by Frederik Poulsen
About the author
Frederik Poulsen was a Danish classical archaeologist and author, born in 1876 and died in 1950. He worked for many years at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, joining the museum in 1910 and later serving as its director from 1926 to 1943.
His writing ranged widely across ancient art and culture. He was known for clear art-historical analysis and for connecting visual art with literature and larger cultural ideas, which helped make specialized subjects more approachable to a broader reading public.
Alongside his museum career, he published extensively on classical antiquity, including studies of sculpture, Roman culture, and Etruscan painting. Remembered as both a scholar and a communicator, he played an important part in bringing the ancient world closer to modern readers.