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Heinrich Schliemann (6th Jan, 1822 - 26th Dec, 1890)

Lettre à Salomon Reinach

23rd May, 1890

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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Archéologie nationale) / Tony Querrec

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, musée d'Archéologie nationale et Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Archéologie nationale) / Tony Querrec

Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Archéologie nationale) / Tony Querrec

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About the artwork

Title:

Lettre à Salomon Reinach

Periods:

contemporary period from 1789 until 1914

Techniques:

Inventory number:

MANArchivesCorrSchliemannl.1

Detail:

Lettre envoyée depuis Troie, détroit des Dardanelles, écrite en grec ancien, accompagnée de relevés et de dessins. 4 p.+ plan joint

Location:

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, musée d'Archéologie nationale et Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

About the author(s)

Author:

Heinrich Schliemann

Also known as:

Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann

Born:

6th Jan, 1822

Dead:

26th Dec, 1890

Country:

Empire allemand

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

Heinrich Schliemann (German: [ˈʃliːman]; 6 January 1822 – 26 December 1890) was a German businessman and a pioneer in the field of archaeology. He was an advocate of the historicity of places mentioned in the works of Homer. Schliemann was an archaeological excavator of Hissarlik, 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 and Virgil's Aeneid reflect historical events. Schliemann's excavation of nine… Read more...