Hans Klumbach
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Hans Klumbach | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 April 1904 Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Germany |
| Died | 14 December 1992 (aged 88) |
| Education | Ph.D., University of Tübingen and Heidelberg University |
| Known for | Expert on Roman helmets |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Romano-Germanic Central Museum |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl Watzinger |
Hans Klumbach (26 April 1904 – 14 December 1992) was a German archaeologist and scholar of classical and provincial Roman studies. He served as a curator at, and later the director of, the Romano-Germanic Central Museum. His 1973 work Spätrömische Gardehelme laid bare the relationship between the late Roman ridge helmets and the later Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon crested helmets.
Hans Klumbach was born on 26 April 1904 in Wolfach, in the German district of Ortenaukreis.[1] He grew up in Stuttgart, where he attended the Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium.[1] From 1922 until 1927, when he obtained a Ph.D. under the supervision of Carl Watzinger, Klumbach studied at the University of Tübingen and Heidelberg University.[1] After leaving school Klumbach embarked on a travel scholarship awarded by the German Archaeological Institute, after which he worked as a scientific assistant for the institute in Rome and Athens.[1] Klumbach served in the military from 1940 to 1947 including during World War II, for part of which time he was imprisoned.[1]
