Alfred von Wurzbach
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Born22 July 1846
Lemberg, Austrian Empire
Died18 May 1915 (aged 68)
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
OccupationArt critic and historian
SubjectBiography
Alfred Wurzbach Ritter von Tannenberg | |
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| Born | 22 July 1846 Lemberg, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 18 May 1915 (aged 68) Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Occupation | Art critic and historian |
| Subject | Biography |
Alfred Wurzbach Ritter von Tannenberg (22 July 1846 – 18 May 1915) was an Austrian art critic.
He was born on 22 July 1846 in Lemberg, Austrian Empire (now Lviv, Ukraine). He was the son of Constantin von Wurzbach. He studied jurisprudence in Vienna and entered the civil service, but resigned in 1876 and devoted himself entirely to the study of art history.[1] He was art critic for the Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung from 1881 to 1886.
He died in Vienna on 18 May 1915.