Education
From 1875 to 1878, he studied history, classical philology, art history and archaeology at the German University in Prague.
educationist art historian university professor writer
From 1875 to 1878, he studied history, classical philology, art history and archaeology at the German University in Prague.
In 1882 he obtained his doctorate in art history, becoming an associate professor at Prague in 1894. In 1903-1905 he was university rector and in 1920-1925, he served as dean to the faculty of architecture. He was chairman of the Vereins für Geschichte der Stadt Wien, and from 1905 to 1914, he served as curator of the Austro-Hungarian Central Commission for the study and conservation of art and historical monuments.
His written works largely dealt with issues involving medieval architectural history, with his interest in art and architecture being based on historical objectivity with little regard to aesthetics.