AUSTRIA Bronze 1926 Medal Plaque by Hujer.Josef Neuwirth Art Historian,Architect

CIRCULATED/UNCIRCULATED : Uncirculated COMPOSITION : Bronze COUNTRY/REGION OF MANUFACTURE : Austria BRAND : MEDAL TYPE : Medal AUSTRIA Bronze 1926  Medal Plaque by L.Hujer Josef Neuwirth (5 June 1855, Neugarten – 25 April 1934, Vienna) Obv: Bust Left Rev: Plain.Weight: 89.35 g.Diameter: 71x48 mm.  Josef Neuwirth (5 June 1855, Neugarten – 25 April 1934, Vienna) was an Austrian art historian and architect.Josef Neuwirth From 1875 to 1878, he studied history, classical philology, art history and archaeology at the German University in Prague. In 1882 he obtained his doctorate in art history, becoming an associate professor at Prague in 1894. In 1897 he attained a full professorship, relocating to Vienna two years later, where he was a professor of art history with special attention to architecture at the Vienna University of Technology. In 1903–05 he was university rector and in 1920–25, he served as dean to the faculty of architecture.He was chairman of the Vereins für Geschi