The art historian Max Dvořák was born on 24 June 1874.
Dvořák qualified as a private lecturer in art history at the University of Vienna in 1902. In 1905, he became an associate professor and general curator of the k.k. Zentral-Kommission zur Erforschung und Erhaltung der Kunst- und Historischen Denkmale (today's Bundesdenkmalamt). He became a full professor in 1909. Together with Franz Wickhoff, Alois Riegl and Julius von Schlosser, he formed the direction of the Viennese School of art history of the early 20th century. He also achieved great importance as a monument conservator and art protector.
