Anton Heinrich Springer (
July 13,
1825,
Prague -
May 31,
1891,
Leipzig) was a
German art historian and writer. He was born at
Prague in July 1825 and studied studied
philosophy and
history in the university of his native city, where he earned a
Ph.D.. Taking an interest in art, he made several educational journeys, travelling to
Munich,
Dresden and
Berlin, and spent some months in
Italy. After his
Ph.D. he addressed himself to art history. He wrote a second Ph.D. thesis on
Hegel's theory of history in
Tübingen, where he also was involved into the political activities of the
Revolution of 1848.
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