Contents // List of Figures... VII // Abbreviations... XI // Acknowledgements... XIII // Preface... XV // Chapter 1: Introduction... 1 // Chapter 2: BL’s Family and Cultural Background... 5 // Chapter 3: BL’s Early Education... 13 // Chapter 4: BL’s Motivation for the Study of Mesopotamia... 19 // Chapter 5: BL’s Early Years in Leipzig and WWI... 43 // Chapter 6: BL’s Interwar Personalia and Departure from Europe... 53 // Chapter 7: BL’s Concern for Endangered Relatives... 71 // Chapter 8: BL’s Relationship with His Leipzig Students... 87 // Chapter 9: Conclusion... 105 // Appendices... 109 // Appendix 1: Genealogical Chart of BL’s Family-The Landsbergers... 109 // Appendix 2: Genealogical Chart of BL’s Family - The Hitschmanns... 110 // Appendix 3: Gravestones of Selected Members of BL’s Family... 111 // Bibliography... 115 // Index... 125 // Personal Names... 125 // Geographical and Institutional Names... 128