Boerschmann, Ernst, 1873-1949

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Name (Latin)
Boerschmann, Ernst, 1873-1949
Date of birth
1873-02-18
Date of death
1949-04-30
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 76460792
Wikidata: Q1357599
Library of congress: n 81116808
Sources of Information
  • His Die baukunst und religiöse kultur der Chinesen ... 1911.
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Wikipedia description:

Ernst Boerschmann (18 February 1873 – 30 April 1949) was a German architect, photographer, and sinologist known for his research on and photography of historical Chinese architecture. He was the first foreigner to systematically document China's religious architecture, compiling thousands of photographs, sketches, and architectural surveys over multiple trips to China in the first half of the twentieth century.

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