Rose Koller (February 10, 1909 - September 3, 2008) was an Austrian sculptor.
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| Born | February 10, 1909 |
| Died | September 3, 2008 (aged 99) |
Koller worked for the Natural History Museum in Vienna starting in 1933. In 1936, the Smithsonian's Anthropological Department commissioned a series of "family portrait-sculptures of ancient Austrians."[1] Koller worked with a sculptor team. They used prehistoric skulls to model scientifically accurate heads for exhibition in an early example of forensic facial reconstruction.[2][3]
Koller published a paper in 1935, Ein Beitrag zur Schädelkunde der Juden (Skull science of the Jews), which was a craniologic study of the Jewish population of Constantinople.[4] She joined the NSDAP in 1938.[citation needed]
Koller worked for the Natural History Museum where she created a historical bust of St. Leopold which was exhibited at the 500th anniversary of his canonization.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Rose Koller". Smothsonian Learning Lab. Smithsonian Office of Public Affairs. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Thone, Frank (July 18, 1936). "Ancestral Portraits". Science News Letter. No. 797. Society for Science & the Public. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Anthropos: Anthropos, 30.1935". Universitätsbibliothek der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 1935. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Demoule, Jean-Paul (2018-11-06). "From craniometry to paleogenetics". Presses universitaires de Provence. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Der Heilige Leopold, Landesfürst und Staatssymbol : Niederösterreichische Landesausstellung : Stift Klosterneuburg, 30. März-3. November 1985". Internet Archive. 1985. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
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