Krischen, Friedrich

Date born:  1881

Place Born:  Köln

Date died:  1949

Place died:  Lübeck

Originally trained and active as an architect, Krischen was nonetheless a student of Th. Wiegand and Robert Koldewey, and after active work in excavation campaigns prior to World War I, became a professor of archaeology and art history at the Technical University of Aachen (1919-1924) and the Technical University of Danzig (1924-1945).  An accomplished illustrator, Krischen was also well known for his artistic recreations of ancient life (Ein Festtag am Hofe des Königs Minos, 1921).

Home Country:  G

Sources:  Archäologenbildnisse: Porträts und Kurzbiographien von Klassichen Archäologen deutscher Sprache. Reinhard Lullies, ed. Mainz am Rhein: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1988: 212-213.

Bibliography:  Ein Festtag am Hofe des Königs Minos, 1921.