Anders Lennart Kjellberg (30 September 1857, in Uppsala – 7 May 1936, in Uppsala) was a Swedish classical archaeologist. He was the son of psychiatrist Gustaf Kjellberg (1827–1893).
From 1877 he studied at Uppsala University, earning his doctorate in 1889. In 1896 he became an associate professor of classical archaeology at Uppsala. Runeborg.org Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan He received the title of professor in 1913, and five years later became a full professor of classical archaeology."Sentence based on translated text from an equivalent article at the Swedish Wikipedia.
In the summer of 1894, with Samuel Wide, he performed an archaeological excavation of the sanctuary of Poseidon on the island of Kalaureia.Link text Berg, Ingrid (2016) Kalaureia 1894. A Cultural History of the First Swedish Excavation in Greece In the spring of 1902, with Johannes Boehlau, he conducted an archaeological dig on the site of the ancient city of Larissa in Asia Minor. Findings from these excavations where submitted in the Athenische Mittheilungen (1895) and the Språkvetenskapliga sällskapets i Uppsala förhandlingar (1900–03). In 1932/34, with Johannes Boehlau, he returned to the excavation site at Larissa.British Museum Naukratis: Greek Diversity in Egypt
Published works He is largely known for his studies involving ancient art history and Greek mythology, in particular, Asklepios, Mythologisch-archäologische Studien (Asclepius, Mythological-archaeological studies, 1894–97). Other noted works by Kjellberg include: Studien zu den antiken Dacheindeckungen, 1927 – Studies of ancient roofing. Die architektonischen Terrakotten, 1940; 2 volumes – Architectural terracotta. Larisa am Hermos, die Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen, 1902–1934; 3 volumes (with Johannes Boehlau; Åke Åkerström) Berlin, W. de Gruyter, 1940-42 – Larissa, Turkey, results of excavations.WorldCat Identities Most widely held works by Lennart Kjellberg
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