{{Short description|German prehistorian (1879–1929)}} '''Max Ebert''' (4 August 1879, Stendal – 15 November 1929, Berlin) was a German prehistorian known for his studies associated with the Baltic states and South Russia. == Biography == He studied history and Germanistics at the University of Innsbruck, Heidelberg University, the University of Halle, and the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin, receiving his doctorate with a dissertation on the writing style of Heinrich Heine. From 1906 to 1914, he worked as a research assistant in the prehistory department at the Berlin State Museums, during which time, he participated in excavations in Courland and southern Russia.<ref name=DB>[http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz12337.html Ebert, Max] at Deutsche Biographie</ref>
In 1922, he became a professor of prehistory at the University of Königsberg, and at the same time served as a professor at the University of Latvia (1922-24). In 1927, he was appointed professor of prehistory at the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin.<ref name=DB/><ref>[http://www.sammlungen.hu-berlin.de/dokumente/203/ Max Ebert] Wissenschaftliche Sammlungen an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin</ref>
== Published works == From 1924 he published ''Reallexikon der Vorgeschichte'', a highly regarded lexicon of prehistory that eventually grew to 15 volumes. His other significant writings are as follows: * ''Der stil der Heineschen jugendprosa'', 1903 – The style of Heinrich Heine's prose as a youth. * ''Die baltischen Provinzen Kurland, Livland, Estland'', 1913 – The Baltic Provinces of Courland, Livland and Estonia. * ''Führer durch die vor- und frühgeschichtliche Sammlung'', 1914 – Guide to the pre- and early history collection. * ''Südrussland im Altertum'', 1921 – South Russia in antiquity. * ''Truso: Vortrag'', 1926 – Truso: lectures. * ''Südrussland (Skytho-Sarmatische Periode)'', 1928 – South Russia; Scythian-Sarmatian period. Ebert was also editor of the journal ''Vorgeschichtliches Jahrbuch für die Gesellschaft für vorgeschichtliche Forschung''.<ref>[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Search/Home?lookfor=%22Ebert,Max,1879-1929%22&type=author&inst= HathiTrust Digital Library] published works</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Max+Ebert%22 Google Search] published works</ref>
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