Heinrich Schliemann

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Heinrich Schliemann was a 19th-century German archaeologist best known for his excavations at Troy and Mycenaean sites that helped establish the historical basis of Homeric epics.

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Heinrich Schliemann canonical 26
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instanceOf archaeologist
businessman
human
polyglot
awardReceived Order of the Redeemer
burialPlace First Cemetery of Athens
causeOfDeath complications after surgery
ear infection
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Greece
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

United States of America
dateOfBirth 1822-01-06
dateOfDeath 1890-12-26
describedBySource Deutsche Biographie
surface form: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie

Deutsche Biographie
Encyclopaedia Britannica
educatedAt Amsterdam commercial school (informal business training)
employer B. H. Schröder & Co.
Heinrich Schliemann & Co. (own firm)
familyName Heinrich Schliemann self-linksurface differs
surface form: Schliemann
fieldOfWork Aegean prehistory
Homeric archaeology
Mycenaean civilization
archaeology
genre archaeological report
givenName Heinrich
hasInfluenced Aegean Bronze Age
surface form: Aegean archaeology

study of Mycenaean Greece
knownFor discoveries at Mycenae
helping establish the archaeological basis of Homeric epics
pioneering excavations at Hisarlik
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned Ancient Greek
Arabic
Dutch
English
French
German
Greek
Italian
Latin
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
mannerOfDeath natural causes
movement early scientific archaeology
name Heinrich Schliemann self-link
notableIdea identification of Hisarlik as Homeric Troy
notableWork Troy
surface form: Ilios: City and Country of the Trojans

Mycenae: A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries
Mycenae and Tiryns
surface form: Tiryns: The Prehistoric Palace of the Kings of Tiryns

discovery of so-called Priam's Treasure
excavations at Mycenae
excavations at Tiryns
excavations at Troy
occupation archaeologist
businessman
merchant
placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Neubukow
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Italy
Naples
religion Lutheranism
residence Athens
Indianapolis
Paris
St. Petersburg
sexOrGender male
spouse Ekaterina Petrovna Lyshina
Sophia Engastromenos
workLocation Athens
Hisarlik
Mycenae and Tiryns
surface form: Mycenae

Paris
St. Petersburg
Mycenae and Tiryns
surface form: Tiryns

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Mycenae and Tiryns associatedWithScholar Heinrich Schliemann
Heinrich Schliemann name Heinrich Schliemann self-link
Heinrich Schliemann familyName Heinrich Schliemann self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Schliemann
Heinrich borneBy Heinrich Schliemann
Troy excavatedBy Heinrich Schliemann
First Cemetery of Athens hasNotableBurial Heinrich Schliemann
Orchomenus excavatedBy Heinrich Schliemann
Neubukow hasBirthplaceOf Heinrich Schliemann
Lion Gate at Mycenae excavatedBy Heinrich Schliemann
Treasury of Atreus excavatedBy Heinrich Schliemann
Sophia Engastromenos spouse Heinrich Schliemann
B. H. Schröder & Co. employed Heinrich Schliemann
B. H. Schröder & Co. notableEmployee Heinrich Schliemann
Heinrich Schliemann & Co. (own firm) operatedBy Heinrich Schliemann
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Heinrich Schliemann & Co. (own firm) foundedBy Heinrich Schliemann
subject surface form: Heinrich Schliemann & Co.
Heinrich Schliemann & Co. (own firm) namedAfter Heinrich Schliemann
subject surface form: Heinrich Schliemann & Co.
Heinrich Schliemann & Co. (own firm) hasKeyPerson Heinrich Schliemann
subject surface form: Heinrich Schliemann & Co.
Heinrich Schliemann & Co. (own firm) hasOwner Heinrich Schliemann
subject surface form: Heinrich Schliemann & Co.
Hisarlik excavatedBy Heinrich Schliemann
Ekaterina Petrovna Lyshina spouse Heinrich Schliemann
Troad notableArchaeologist Heinrich Schliemann
University of Rostock hasNotableAlumni Heinrich Schliemann
Mask of Agamemnon discoveredBy Heinrich Schliemann
Mask of Agamemnon nameCoinedBy Heinrich Schliemann