Otto Puchstein

From 1875 to 1879 he studied philology, classical archaeology and Egyptology at the University of Strasbourg, where his instructors included Adolf Michaelis, Rudolf Schöll and Johannes Dümichen.Later on, via a grant from the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), he conducted studies of ancient sculptures in Alexandria and Cairo (1881–1883).In 1883, on behalf of the Prussian Academy of Sciences, with Carl Humann and Felix von Luschan, he took part in an expedition to Nemrud Dagi, where he visited the tomb of Antiochus I Theos of Commagene.During the following year, he succeeded Franz Studniczka as chair of classical archaeology at the University of Freiburg (1896).In 1900 he undertook an expedition to Baalbek, and in 1907, with Ludwig Curtius and others, travelled to the excavation site of the Hittite capital of Hattusa.
ŁobezKingdom of PrussiaBerlinGerman EmpireUniversity of StrasbourgUniversity of FreiburgarchaeologistphilologyEgyptologyAdolf MichaelisRudolf SchöllJohannes DümichenGerman Archaeological InstituteAlexandriaPrussian Academy of SciencesCarl HumannFelix von LuschanNemrud DagiAntiochus I Theos of CommageneRobert KoldeweySicilyPaestumFranz StudniczkaBaalbekLudwig CurtiusHattusaLambaesisTimgad