Background
Schachermeyr was born in Linz, and studied in Graz, Berlin and Innsbruck.
archaeologist philologist art historian university professor
Schachermeyr was born in Linz, and studied in Graz, Berlin and Innsbruck.
At Innsbruck, he was a reader in ancient history from 1928 to 1931. He acted as professor in Jena (1931), Heidelberg (1936) and Graz (). In 1952, he was called to Vienna University as professor of Greek history, ancient history and epigraphy.
Schachermeyr was a proponent of scientific racism during the Third Reich, advocating a "racial-biological view of world history" or "biology of history".
1957: Full member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Corresponding member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences Honorary doctorates from the Universities of Athens (1961) and Vienna (1984) Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class Austrian Decoration for Science and Art Great Gold Medal with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria Honorary Medal of Vienna in gold Medal for Merit for science from Linz 1963: he was awarded the Wilhelm Hartel Prize.
Austrian Academy of Sciences. Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities]
1957: Full member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Corresponding member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences.
