Richard Borrmann  Richard Borrmann (27 December 1852 in Graudenz – 26 March 1931 in Berlin) was a German architect and classical archaeologist. He was involved in the German Archaeological project at Olympia, Greece. From 1874 to 1878 he studied at the "Bauakademie" in Berlin, later serving as a professor of architectural history at the Technical University Berlin (1903–1921). He specialized in ancient architectural history, and also made significant contributions in the field of Islamic art history, of which, he performed studies of its decorative architectural elements from ancient to modern times. His best written effort was an inventory of architectural and artistic monuments of Berlin titled "Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler von Berlin. Im Auftrage des Magistrats der Stadt Berlin" (1893). Other significant writings by Borrmann are: He also made contributions to the five volume "Olympia; die ergebnisse der von dem Deutschen Reich veranstalteten ausgrabung" (Olympia: the results of the excavation organized by the German Reich), published from 1890 to 1897 (with various authors, including Ernst Curtius and Friedrich Adler).