Wolfram Kleiss

Wolfram Kleiss (1930–2020) was a German archaeologist who spent many years of his life in Iran researching and excavating archeology.^[1]

Biography

He was director of the German Archaeological Institute in Tehran.^[2] He retired in 1995.^[3] and died in 2021, aged 90.^[4]

Research

He received a research grant from the German Archaeological Institute in 1959 and traveled to Iran for the first time. In 1971–1986, he was director of the institute's Tehran branch and in Iran during the 1970s and 1980s, directed accomplished archaeological explorations in Takht-e Soleymān, Masjid Soleymān, Bastam, and Bisotun with a team of archaeologist from Iran.^[2][3][4][5]

He was a member of the German Archaeological Institute, and with his colleague Stephan Kroll he traveled extensively to Iran, visiting over 1000 archaeological sites.^[3][4][5]

Between 1969 and 1978, Kleiss excavated the Urartian fortress at Bastam in co-operation with a team of archaeologists from Iran, Germany, Italy, Canada, and the United States.

Also, from 1967 to 1979, Kleiss conducted archaeological surveys in northwestern Iran and published the results in a series of articles, according to the National Museum of Iran, covering not only Urartian remains, but all periods from the Neolithic onwards.^[4][5]

Publications

His publications—more than 300 works—cover the vast topics of architecture and urbanism in Iran. Among his books 'History of the Architecture of Iran', 'Caravanserais of Iran'; ' Bīsutūn, History, and History of Research 1963-1967' and 'Bastam/Rusa-i Uru.Tur’ are more notable.^[3][5][6][7]

His book History of Iranian Architecture (Archaeology in Iran and Turan) was published in 2018.^[8]

References

1. ""ولفرام کلایس" باستان‌شناس تخت‌سلیمان درگذشت". www.irna.ir. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. Kroll, Stephan. "Archaeology of Northwestern Iran". www.biainili-urartu.de. Retrieved 22 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. "German archaeologist who wrote about Iranian historical sites passes away". /www.ibna.ir. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. "German archaeologist Wolfram Kleiss, famed for intensive Iranian studies, dies at 90". www.tehrantimes.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. Kleiss, Wolfram (22 November 2011). "DEUTSCHES ARCHÄOLOGISCHES INSTITUT". www.iranicaonline.org. Vol. VII, Fasc. 331-333 (published 15 December 1994). Retrieved 22 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. "Wolfram Kleiss (1930-2020) Bibliography 1960-2017". www.biainili-urartu.de. December 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
7. "Kleiss, Wolfram". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 22 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
8. "انتشار "تاریخچه معماری ایران" به زبان آلمانی". www-origin.ifilmtv.com/. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)