Dictionary of Jewish Biography

PANOFSKY, ERWIN

Panofsky, Erwin: translation

(1892-1968)
American art historian, of German origin. Born in Hanover, he studied at the University of Freiburg and became professor at Hamburg. After the Nazi rise to power, he went to the US and became a professor at New York University, and later at Princeton University; subsequently he was professor at Harvard.

  1. panofsky, erwin—Panofsky Erwin translation art historian helped establish Hamburg as a research center in art history. Born in Hamburg he began studies in law but switched under the infl...Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik