| Code | DS/UK/2 |
| Dates | 10/12/1845-01/03/1929 |
| Person Name | Bode; Wirklicher Geheimrat, Exzellenz; [Arnold] Wilhelm (10/12/1845-01/03/1929); Prof. Dr. |
| Surname | Bode |
| Forenames | [Arnold] Wilhelm |
| PreTitle | Wirklicher Geheimrat, Exzellenz |
| Title | Prof. Dr. |
| Activity | Assistant in Department of Sculpture of the Berlin Museum 1872; Director of Sculpture 1883; Director of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin 1890, General Director of all Prussian museums 1906-1920; he conceived the Kaiser Friedrich Museum (opened 1904; since 1956 Bode Museum), ennobled by Wilhelm II in 1914; retired in 1925. |
| Relationships | Married to Maria, née Rimpau until 1885 (died); from 1894 second marriage with Anna Gmelin (born 1859). |
| History | studied law 1864-67 (Berlin and Göttingen), 1869-70 study of art history, completes doctorate on Frans Hals in 1870. |
| Source | <http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/bodew.htm> [accessed 26/01/2010] |
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