death_place death_date birth_place birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
basel , switzerland 16 april 1999 heilbronn , german empire 26 january 1905 marianne von den steinen karl schefold
 karl schefold classical archaeologist
karl schefold

karl schefold -lrb- ; 26 january 1905 -- 16 april 1999 -rrb- was a classical archaeologist based in basel , switzerland .
born and educated in germany , he was forced in 1935 to emigrate to switzerland , which he adopted as his home country .
his speciality was in the religious content of ancient art , which he interpreted from a perspective informed by the scientific tradition and shaped by the poetic tradition of the german classical period and the ideals of the poet stefan george .
