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JOHANN WINCKELMANN
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• JOHANN WINCKELMANN (noun)
The noun JOHANN WINCKELMANN has 1 sense:
1. German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768)
Familiarity information: JOHANN WINCKELMANN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Johann Joachim Winckelmann; Johann Winckelmann; Winckelmann
Instance hypernyms:
archaeologist; archeologist (an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture)
art historian (a historian of art)
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