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Albert Rehm

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Albert Rehm
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BornAugust 15, 1871
DiedJuly 31, 1949
Known forAntikythera mechanism
Academic work
DisciplineLanguages
Sub-disciplinePhilologist

Albert Rehm (August 15, 1871 (in Augsburg)- July 31, 1949 (in Munich)) was a German philologist best known for his work on the Antikythera mechanism - he was the first to propose that it was an astronomical calculator.[1][2]

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Albert Rehm has made numerous contributions to both education and science. He has made important contributions to realism in particular: the volume Precise Sciences in the Introduction to Classical Philology by Alfred Gercke and Eduard Norden, as well as numerous essays and articles for the Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft. He also wrote valuable works in epigraphy and archeology .

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He is mentioned in these books:

Author Name of Book In Seen in Pages
Franz Brunhölzl Theodor Hopfner (1886-1945), Viktor Stegemann (1902-1948), Albert Rehm (1871-1949) Eikasmós 4, 1993 pp. 203–216
Heinz Haffter Albert Rehm † Gnomon 22, 1950 pp. 315–318
Hildebrecht Hommel Albert Rehm to the memory Gymnasium 59, 1952 pp. 193–195

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  1. ^ "Albert Rehm zum Gedächtnis".
  2. ^ Freeth, Tony (29 Mar 2013). "Building the Cosmos in the Antikythera Mechanism". Proceedings of Science: 018. doi:10.22323/1.170.0018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.