Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Government department

Prussian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs

Berlin, Germany

Government department in Berlin. 1 person in the register connected with it.

History

  1. 1893
    Government offices asked Mommsen, permanent secretary of the Royal Prussian Academy, to assess Ohnefalsch-Richter's funding application; imperial funding was obtained in 1893 despite his hostile comments.

    Max Ohnefalsch-RichterRobert BosseSchmid 2025

  2. 1894–1895
    Ohnefalsch-Richter's official Idalion campaign was funded for the Berlin Museums; he described his superior as Dr Bosse, Secretary of State for Public Instruction.

    IdalionMax Ohnefalsch-RichterRobert BosseMasson & Hermary 1988

  3. 1896
    After 1895 Ohnefalsch-Richter asked for renewed funding; the Ministry refused until he had published 'Tamassos und Idalion'. His last letter to the minister, 11 November 1896, asked for free railway transport for his wife.

    Max Ohnefalsch-RichterSchmid 2025

People

1 person

Staff and members · 1

Sources

  1. 1.Stephan G. Schmid (2025). “Was there an official German interest in the archaeology of Cyprus between 1878 and 1914?”. Empire & Excavation: Critical perspectives on archaeology in British-period Cyprus, 1878-1960, 69-92. Leiden, Sidestone Press.
  2. 2.O. Masson, A. Hermary (1988). “Le voyage de Ludwig Ross à Chypre en 1845 et les antiquités chypriotes du Musée de Berlin”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 9, 3-10. Online