16 Facts About Paul Frankl

Paul Frankl was an art historian born in Austria-Hungary.

Paul Frankl was born in Prague into the prominent rabbinic Spira-Frankl family.

Paul Frankl served for one year as Lieutenant in the Austrian military.

Paul Frankl matriculated to the Technische Hochschule in Munich and, later, Berlin, and graduated with a degree in architecture in 1904.

In 1908, Paul Frankl left his work as an architect to study philosophy, history, and art history at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat in Munich under Heinrich Wolfflin and Berthold Riehl, the founder of the Institut fur Kunstgeschichte.

Paul Frankl was heavily influenced by Wolfflin's understanding of architectural development, but did not adhere to Wolfflin's views on formalism.

In 1914, Paul Frankl wrote his first theoretical work, Die Entwicklungsphasen der neueren Baukunst.

Paul Frankl held an assistant professorship at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich from 1920 to 1921, after which he became full professor at Halle University.

Paul Frankl traveled to the United States in 1938, where he sought work and refuge from Nazi power.

In spite of this, Frankl taught for a short time at a volunteer seminar that Julius S Held organized.

In 1949, Paul Frankl received a tenure appointment, which he held until his death.

Paul Frankl helped to design buildings during the rebuilding of London after the Blitz.

Paul Frankl went to Radcliffe under a special program for German refugees.

Paul Frankl returned to Europe in 1947 with the support of a Guggenheim Grant.

For two years, Paul Frankl studied European cathedrals and taught at European universities.

Paul Frankl is responsible for creating the term "akyrism," which connotes the changing contexts and meanings of art.