Ernst Boerschmann
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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.[1][2]
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![]() Ernst Boerschmann (1934) | |
Born | (1873-02-18)18 February 1873 Priekulė, Lithuania, Klaipėda Region, Lithuania |
Died | 30 April 1949(1949-04-30) (aged 76) Bad Pyrmont, Hamelin-Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, Germany |
Alma mater | Technical University of Berlin |
Occupation(s) | Architect, photographer, sinologist |
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