Statues - Hither & Thither

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Berlin
(Bezirk Mitte)
Stadt Berlin
Land Berlin

Unter den Linden 6
(Humboldt Universität)

Theodor Mommsen

Garding 1817 - Charlottenburg 1903
German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician, archaeologist and writer generally regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century; received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902
(Wikipedia)

Adolf Brütt
1909

Description

Marble statue of Mommsen, sitting in a chair with a book on his lap.

Inscription(s)

MOMMSEN

Signature

brütt

Court of Honour of the Humboldt University

In the front court or "court of honour" (Ehrenhof) of the Humboldt University are several memorial statues dedicated to some key figures in the history of arts, sciences, and the university: Hermann Helmholtz, Lise Meitner, Max Planck, and Theodor Mommsen.

Wilhelm von Humboldt by Paul Otto, 1882.
Alexander von Humboldt by Reinhold Begas & Paul Otto, 1883.
Hermann Helmholtz by Ernst Herter, 1899,
Theodor Mommsen by Adolf Brütt, 1909.
Max Planck by Bernhard Heiliger, 1948/49,
Lise Meitner by Anna Franziska Schwarzbach, 2014,

Sculptor

Adolf Brütt (Husum 1855 - Bad Berka 1939, German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Humboldt Universität, Denkmäler.
Bildhauerei in Berlin, Skulpturen in Mitte.

Locatie (N 52°31'4" - E 13°23'35") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe005; Photograph: 9 August 2013
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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