Background
Buchholz, Hans-Guenter Rudolph was born on December 24, 1919 in Fuerstenwalde/Spree, Germany. Son of Paul and Anna Buchholz.
Buchholz, Hans-Guenter Rudolph was born on December 24, 1919 in Fuerstenwalde/Spree, Germany. Son of Paul and Anna Buchholz.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Kiel, Germany, 1949. Habilitation in archaeology, Free University, Berlin, 1968. Doctor (honorary), University Athens, Greece, 1995.
Doctor (honorary), University Johannina, Greece, 2001.
Assistant department archaeology University Marburg, Germany, 1960-1961. Archaeologist German Archaeol. Institute, Berlin, 1961-1969.
Professor archaeology University Saarbrücken, Germany, 1969. Professor University Giessen, Germany, 1969-1985, professor emeritus, since 1985. Advisor Heinrich Schliemann Society, Ankershagen, Germany, since 1991, Acta Prahistorica et Archaeologia, Berlin, 1970-1992.
President German Oriental Society, Berlin, 1985-1987. Presbyter Lutheran Church, Hademarschen, Germany, 1957-1961, Berlin, 1962-1969. Judge juvenile court, Berlin, 1965-1969.
Captain German military, 1938-1946. Member Royal Academy (Stockholm, Sweden), Royal Society Letters and Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, German Archaeol. Institute, Austrian Archaeol.
Institute, Greek Archaeol. Society (honorary), Kypro-Germanikos Politismos Syndesmos (honorary).
Married Lotte Bornholt, 1946 (deceased May 1954). Children: Renate, Gert-Rudolph, Wolfram. Married Maria Mohr, October 29, 1955.
Children: Gabriele, Stephan, Esther-Maria, Cornelia.