Adolf Bötticher


Adolf Bötticher or Adolf Boetticher was a German art historian and conservator.
Bötticher was born in Blumberg, Brandenburg, and studied at the Bauakademie in Berlin. After performing excavatory work in Greece from 1875–77, he published a weekly newspaper for architects and engineers. In 1886 Bötticher headed the registry for historic buildings and art monuments in East Prussia, and in 1891 he was named conservator for the province. He died in Warnicken.
, illustration from Die Akropolis von Athen.

Published works

From 1891–98 he published the 8-volume , documenting architectural and artistic landmarks of East Prussia. Other noted works by Bötticher include: