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Keil, JosefKeil, Josef, b. Liberec, Czech Republic (then Reichenberg), Oct. 13, 1878, d. Vienna, Dec. 13, 1963, archaeologist, 1904-14 secretary of the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Smyrna, from 1914 in Vienna; 1926-1935 leader of the excavations in Ephesus, 1925-1927 and 1936-1951 professor at the University of Vienna, 1927-1935 in Greifswald, 1951-1956 co-director of the Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut (Austrian Archaeological Institute). His major achievements were the excavations at Ephesus and the publication of the ancient inscriptions of Asia Minor. Works: Forschungen in der Erythraia, 2 parts, 1910/1912; Bericht über Reisen in Lydien, 3 parts, 1908-1914; Forschungen in Ephesos, 1923-1945; Denkmäler Kilikiens, in: Monumenta Asiae minoris antiquae, vol. III, 1931 (ed. with A. Wilhelm). Literature: NDB.
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