Julius Johann Heinrich Jordan (27 October 1877 – 7 February 1945) was a German archaeologist active in Mesopotamia before and after the First World War.
Born in Cassel in 1877, Jordan was educated at the Wilhelm-Gymnasium there, then in the spring of 1896 was admitted to the structural engineering department of the Dresden University of Technology to study architecture. In Dresden he became a member of a group known as the Erato singers.[1] His most important teacher was Cornelius Gurlitt, and Jordan also found a life-changing friendship with an older student, Walter Andrae. After graduating from this course around 1902, Jordan worked as a government construction manager in Chemnitz.[2]
Careeredit
In 1904, with the help of Andrae, Jordan joined the German excavations at Assur, working there for eight years, and he also became a pupil of Robert Koldewey (1855–1925), who was working on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. In 1910 Jordan received a doctorate, supervised by Cornelius Gurlitt in Dresden, with a dissertation entitled "Construction Elements of Assyrian Monumental Buildings" (Konstruktionselemente assyrischer Monumentalbauten).[2][3]
Between 14 November 1912 and 12 May 1913, a German Oriental Society team led by Jordan, assisted by Conrad Preusser, began the first systematic excavations at Uruk. In that first season, he focused work on the two main temple complexes, known as the Eanna and the Rêś.[4]
During the First World War, Jordan worked in an architectural office in Munich. He could not return to his archaeological interests in Mesopotamia, now Mandatory Iraq under British control, until 1926. From 1928 to 1931 he excavated again at Uruk, then from 1931 to 1939 worked for the museum service of the newly independent Kingdom of Iraq as director of the Baghdad Antiquities Museum. During the Second World War he was a consultant at the German Archaeological Institute and a visiting professor of architectural history at the Technical University of Berlin.[2] He died of a stomach ulcer in the Franziskus Hospital in Tiergarten in February 1945.[5]
Julius Jordan, Uruk-Warka (51. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichung der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, 1928)
Julius Jordan, "Vorläufiger Bericht über die von der Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft in Uruk-Warka unternommenen Ausgrabungen" in Abhandlungen der Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1929, 1930, and 1931
Julius Jordan, Die Ausgrabungen der Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft in Uruk-Warka 1930/1931 (1933)
Julius Jordan, A Guide through the Ruins of Babylon and Borsippa (Baghdad, 1937)
Julius Jordan, Der nahe Osten (Stuttgart, 1942)
Julius Jordan, Leistungen und Aufgaben der deutschen Ausgrabungen im Vorderen Orient (Leipzig: Harrassowitz, 1944)
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^Paul Meißner, ed., Alt-Herren-Verzeichnis der DS-W.-S. 1933/34 (Leipzig, 1934), p. 246
^"Jordan, Julius" in Hans Baumann, The Land of Ur: The Discovery of Ancient Mesopotamia (Oxford University Press, 1969), p. 140
^Christine Proust, John Steele, Scholars and Scholarship in Late Babylonian Uruk (2019), p. 36
^"Jordan, Julius Johann Heinrich" in Register of Deaths for Tiergarten, Berlin, entry No. 331/1945
April 12, 2024
julius, jordan, julius, johann, heinrich, jordan, october, 1877, february, 1945, german, archaeologist, active, mesopotamia, before, after, first, world, 1930s, director, baghdad, antiquities, museum, contents, early, life, career, selected, publications, note. Julius Johann Heinrich Jordan 27 October 1877 7 February 1945 was a German archaeologist active in Mesopotamia before and after the First World War In the 1930s he was the Director of the Baghdad Antiquities Museum Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Selected publications 4 NotesEarly life editBorn in Cassel in 1877 Jordan was educated at the Wilhelm Gymnasium there then in the spring of 1896 was admitted to the structural engineering department of the Dresden University of Technology to study architecture In Dresden he became a member of a group known as the Erato singers 1 His most important teacher was Cornelius Gurlitt and Jordan also found a life changing friendship with an older student Walter Andrae After graduating from this course around 1902 Jordan worked as a government construction manager in Chemnitz 2 Career editIn 1904 with the help of Andrae Jordan joined the German excavations at Assur working there for eight years and he also became a pupil of Robert Koldewey 1855 1925 who was working on the Hanging Gardens of Babylon In 1910 Jordan received a doctorate supervised by Cornelius Gurlitt in Dresden with a dissertation entitled Construction Elements of Assyrian Monumental Buildings Konstruktionselemente assyrischer Monumentalbauten 2 3 Between 14 November 1912 and 12 May 1913 a German Oriental Society team led by Jordan assisted by Conrad Preusser began the first systematic excavations at Uruk In that first season he focused work on the two main temple complexes known as the Eanna and the Res 4 During the First World War Jordan worked in an architectural office in Munich He could not return to his archaeological interests in Mesopotamia now Mandatory Iraq under British control until 1926 From 1928 to 1931 he excavated again at Uruk then from 1931 to 1939 worked for the museum service of the newly independent Kingdom of Iraq as director of the Baghdad Antiquities Museum During the Second World War he was a consultant at the German Archaeological Institute and a visiting professor of architectural history at the Technical University of Berlin 2 He died of a stomach ulcer in the Franziskus Hospital in Tiergarten in February 1945 5 He was buried in the Stahnsdorf South Western Cemetery 2 Selected publications editJulius Jordan Uruk Warka 51 Wissenschaftliche Veroffentlichung der Deutschen Orient Gesellschaft 1928 Julius Jordan Vorlaufiger Bericht uber die von der Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft in Uruk Warka unternommenen Ausgrabungen in Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1929 1930 and 1931 Julius Jordan Die Ausgrabungen der Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft in Uruk Warka 1930 1931 1933 Julius Jordan A Guide through the Ruins of Babylon and Borsippa Baghdad 1937 Julius Jordan Der nahe Osten Stuttgart 1942 Julius Jordan Leistungen und Aufgaben der deutschen Ausgrabungen im Vorderen Orient Leipzig Harrassowitz 1944 Notes edit Paul Meissner ed Alt Herren Verzeichnis der DS W S 1933 34 Leipzig 1934 p 246 a b c d Heinrich J Lenzen Jordan Julius in Neue Deutsche Biographie Vol 10 Berlin Duncker amp Humblot 1974 ISBN 3 428 00191 5 pp 601 602 Jordan Julius in Hans Baumann The Land of Ur The Discovery of Ancient Mesopotamia Oxford University Press 1969 p 140 Christine Proust John Steele Scholars and Scholarship in Late Babylonian Uruk 2019 p 36 Jordan Julius Johann Heinrich in Register of Deaths for Tiergarten Berlin entry No 331 1945 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Julius Jordan amp oldid 1197947478, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
