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Heinrich Schliemann
1822 – 1890 · aged 68
German businessman and archaeologist (1822–1890)
- Born
- 6 Jan 1822 · Neubukow
- Died
- 26 Dec 1890 · Naples
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- 6 Jan 1822BornBorn in Neubukow
- 1881AwardHonorary citizen of Berlin
- 1885AwardRoyal Gold Medal
- 26 Dec 1890DiedDied in Naples
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
Biography
Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann (German: [ˈʃliːman]; 6 January 1822 – 26 December 1890) was a German businessman and an influential archeologist. He was an advocate of the historicity of places mentioned in the works of Homer and an archaeological excavator of Hisarlık, now presumed to be the site of Troy, along with the Mycenaean sites Mycenae and Tiryns.
His work lent weight to the idea that Homer's Iliad reflects historical events. Schliemann's excavation of nine layers of archaeological remains has been criticized as destructive of significant historical artefacts, including the layer that is believed to be the Homeric Troy.
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