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Among Egyptologists, Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bissing (1873–1956) is considered one of the most controversial figures in the history of their research field. In this chapter we discuss the network, life and work of this German Egyptologist who left Germany for the Netherlands, together with his impressive private collection of Egyptian antiquities, a few years after the defeat of Germany in 1918. He was appointed as bijzondere hoogleraar (endowed professor) of Egyptian and Near Eastern Art History at Utrecht University in 1922, and his collection became part of the newly opened Museum Carnegielaan in The Hague. The following Dutch episode of his life ended in 1926, when he was forced to leave the country due to a scandal surrounding his covert homosexuality. Against the backdrop of this dramatic event, the persona of von Bissing will be reconstructed by looking at the interaction between his ideas and actions on an academic and private level. We show how this persona, together with his collection and transnational network, constitutes a crucial backdrop for understanding both the enthusiasm and problems von Bissing generated after acquiring the status of a professor in the Netherlands.

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The Dutch Years of F. W. Freiherr von Bissing (1922–1926): Networks, Egyptian Objects, and an Academic Persona on the Move

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    2025年

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  • Martijn Eickhoff,
  • Mathijs Smith

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Among Egyptologists, Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bissing (1873–1956) is considered one of the most controversial figures in the history of their research field. In this chapter we discuss the network, life and work of this German Egyptologist who left Germany for the Netherlands, together with his impressive private collection of Egyptian antiquities, a few years after the defeat of Germany in 1918. He was appointed as bijzondere hoogleraar (endowed professor) of Egyptian and Near Eastern Art History at Utrecht University in 1922, and his collection became part of the newly opened Museum Carnegielaan in The Hague. The following Dutch episode of his life ended in 1926, when he was forced to leave the country due to a scandal surrounding his covert homosexuality. Against the backdrop of this dramatic event, the persona of von Bissing will be reconstructed by looking at the interaction between his ideas and actions on an academic and private level. We show how this persona, together with his collection and transnational network, constitutes a crucial backdrop for understanding both the enthusiasm and problems von Bissing generated after acquiring the status of a professor in the Netherlands.