Personal life Hermine Speier

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grave of hermine speier in collegio teutonico.


speier never married despite several betrothals. lived near vatican on janiculum in comfortable apartment roof terrace had been put @ disposal lifelong patron erich boehringer. held cultural salon there, inviting guests such marie luise kaschnitz, dedicated poem speier; engelbert kirschbaum (de), noted archaeology professor; paul augustin mayer, german cardinal , oriol schädel, head of library of piazza di monte citorio, among others of german , italian intelligentsia. speier active member of german archaeological institute , pontifical academy of archaeology. in 1973, awarded cross of merit of germany. received pro ecclesia et pontifice medal vatican.


speier died on 12 january 1989 in montreux, switzerland , buried in campo santo teutonico, vatican s teutonic cemetery. grave bears piece of tarentum clay relief had wanted publish 1937 in festschrift corolla ludwig curtius. had been unable jews excluded publication. in 1955 exhibited piece private collection , published fragment eines tarentinischen tonreliefs in römischem privatbesitz (fragment of roman tarentum clay relief in private property). gravestone bears inscription leben ist liebe (life love).








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