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Georg Dehio
1850–1932
A pioneering art historian who helped shape the modern study of monuments and architecture, he is best remembered for launching the long-running Handbuch der deutschen Kunstgeschichte. Born in Tallinn and active in Germany, he brought a practical, wide-angle view to the history of art.
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About the author
Georg Dehio was a Baltic German art historian, born in Tallinn in 1850 and later active in the German university world. He is chiefly known for his work on medieval and architectural history and for helping make the study of art monuments more systematic and accessible.
His best-known achievement was starting the Handbuch der deutschen Kunstgeschichte in 1900, a reference work that became closely associated with his name and continued far beyond his lifetime. That lasting influence is one reason Dehio remains an important figure in the history of art history.
He died in 1932 in Tübingen. Even today, his name is strongly linked with the documentation and preservation of historic buildings and works of art in the German-speaking world.