Dietrich von Bothmer | |
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| Born | Dietrich Felix von Bothmer October 26, 1918 Eisenach, Germany |
| Died | October 12, 2009 (aged 90) Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Spouse | Joyce de La Bégassière (née Blaffer) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Humboldt University of Berlin Wadham College, Oxford University of California, Berkeley |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art history |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart |
Dietrich Felix von Bothmer (pronounced BOAT-mare; October 26, 1918 – October 12, 2009) was a German-born American art historian, who spent six decades as a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he developed into the world's leading specialist in the field of ancient Greek vases.