Lukas Vischer (collector)

Lukas Vischer (1780-1840) was an amateur artist, traveler, and collector from Basel, Switzerland. During a nine-year residence in Mexico he assembled a notable collection of ancient Mexican sculptures and ceramics. Vischer's collection eventually formed a significant part of the holdings of the Museum of Cultures Basel (formerly the Ethnographic Museum Basel). It has been called one of the best European collections of pre-Columbian or Mesoamerican artifacts.

References

*cite book
last = Anders
first = Ferdinand
authorlink = Ferdinand Anders
coauthors = Margarete Pfister-Burkhalter, Christian F. Feest
title = Lukas Vischer (1780-1840), Künstler, Reisender, Sammler: Ein Beitrag zur Ethnographie der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika sowie zur Archäologie und Volkskunde Mexikos
publisher = Kommissionsverlag Münstermann-Druck
year = 1967
location = Hanover
id = OCLC 7070705
*cite book
last = Baer
first = Gerhard
authorlink =Gerhard Baer
title =Altmexikanische Skulpturen der Sammlung Lukas Vischer, Museum für Völkerkunde Basel
publisher =Wepf
year =1990
location =Basel
isbn =3859770942
*cite book
last =Bankmann
first =Ulf
authorlink =Ulf Bankmann
coauthors =Gerhard Baer
title =Ancient Mexican Ceramics from the Lukas Vischer Collection, Ethnographic Museum Basel
publisher =Friedrich Reinhardt
year =1996
location =Basel
isbn =372450909X

Persondata
NAME=Vischer, Lukas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Vischer, Lucas
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Swiss traveler and collector
DATE OF BIRTH=24 October 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH=Basel, Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH=23 December 1840
PLACE OF DEATH=Schloss Ebenrain, Sissach, Switzerland