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Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann (German: [ˈʃliːman]; 6 January 1822 – 26 December 1890) was a German businessman and an influential amateur archaeologist.
Heinrich Schliemann (born January 6, 1822, Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin [Germany]—died December 26, 1890, Naples, Italy) was a German archaeologist and excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns.
When German businessman Heinrich Schliemann discovered a cache of ancient artifacts in the place now known as Hisarlik, Turkey, in 1873, he was quick to identify the gold jewelry, silver...
Heinrich Schliemann, that quintessential archaeologist of the 19th century, claimed to have discovered the real site of Troy. But did he?
Heinrich Schliemann, (born Jan. 6, 1822, Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin—died Dec. 26, 1890, Naples, Italy), German archaeologist and excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns. As a boy he loved the Homeric poems, and he eventually learned ancient and modern Greek and many other languages.
Heinrich Schliemann's quest to find Troy. German archaeologist and antiquity lover Heinrich Schliemann searched the ancient city of Troy. His legacy still inspires the field of archaeology...
Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) was a German merchant, world traveler, and archeologist. A man of enormous linguistic ability and personal determination, he combined a romantic enthusiasm and the calculating abilities of a practical realist in his search for the historical sites of Homeric Greece.
Quick Facts. In full: Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann. Born: January 6, 1822, Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin [Germany] Died: December 26, 1890, Naples, Italy (aged 68) Subjects Of Study: Turkey. ancient Greece. civilization. prehistoric age. Assessments of Schliemann’s work began to change even during his lifetime.
The thousand faces of Heinrich Schliemann, the man who ‘discovered’ Troy. With a vast exhibition, Berlin celebrates its most famous archaeologist, an uneducated millionaire who used his fortune...
Heinrich Schliemann was called the world's luckiest archaeologist - but does he deserve his reputation?