Heinrich Schliemann
German businessman and influential archaeologist who excavated Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns.
An amateur archaeologist, Heinrich Schliemann carried out excavations at both Troy and Mycenae.[1][2] The notion that Homer's Iliad describes actual historical occurrences gained support from Schliemann's activities.[3] Schliemann's digging techniques have faced condemnation for destroying valuable historical artifacts.[3]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 6 January 1822
- Birthplace
- Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Confederation
- Died
- 26 December 1890
- Place of death
- Naples, Kingdom of Italy
- Field
- Archaeology
- Resting place
- First Cemetery of Athens
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Schliemann was born on 6 January 1822 in Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, to a Lutheran minister and his wife.[4] Born into a family of nine children, Schliemann was the fifth child; his family relocated to Ankershagen during the summer of 1823.[4] Following his mother's death in 1831, Schliemann was sent by his father to reside with an uncle who, like his father, served as a pastor.[5] At fourteen years old, Schliemann started working as an apprentice in a grocery store located in Fürstenberg.[6]
According to his own account, hearing a miller who was drunk recite verses from Homer while he worked at the grocery store sparked his lifelong fascination with the poet.[6] After surviving a shipwreck, Schliemann found work in Amsterdam as a messenger and later as a bookkeeper.[7] In 1844, Schliemann began employment with an import/export company; two years later, that company dispatched him to St. Petersburg to serve as a General Agent.[8] During 1868, Schliemann toured various Greek archaeological sites and subsequently released a book where he argued that Hissarlik was the location of ancient Troy.[9]
That same book was used by Schliemann as a doctoral dissertation; the University of Rostock granted him a PhD in absentia in 1869.[9]
What the cited sources add
According to the same source, Schliemann made a small fortune speculating in gold dust and opened a bank in Sacramento in 1851.[10] A 2015 article states that Schliemann bought property in Indianapolis and settled there for about three months to obtain a divorce.[10][11] To convince the judge of his intention to stay, Schliemann bought an interest in the Union Starch Company and a small house on Noble Street.[10] Schliemann submitted a divorce request to the Marion County Common Pleas Court and retained three attorneys for the case.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Heinrich Schliemann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Duchêne, "The Golden Treasures of Troy: The Dream of Heinrich Schliemann", Thames & Hudson, 1996 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Heinrich Schliemann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Vasilikou, "Το χρονικό της ανασκαφής των Μυκηνών, 1870–1878", 2011, p. 79 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Heinrich Schliemann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lovgren, "Did Troy really exist?", National Geographic News, 14 May 2004 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Heinrich Schliemann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cornelia Maué, "website of schliemann-museum Ankershagen", Schliemann-museum.de, n.d. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Heinrich Schliemann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Schliemann, "Ilios: The City and Country of the Trojans: the Results of Researches and Discoveries on the Site of Troy and Through the Troad in the Years 1871-72-73-78-79; Including an Autobiography of the Author", Harpe; Cottrell, "The Bull of Minos: The discoveries of Schliemann and Evans", Bell & Hyman Ltd, 1984, p. 36 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Heinrich Schliemann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Payne, "The Gold of Troy: The Story of Heinrich Schliemann and the Buried Cities of Ancient Greece", Dorset Press, 1959; "Schliemann, Heinrich" in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, at de.wikisource . (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Heinrich Schliemann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Payne, "The Gold of Troy: The Story of Heinrich Schliemann and the Buried Cities of Ancient Greece", Dorset Press, 1959; Dr. Naveen Vashishta, "PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF ARCHAEOLOGY", p. 38 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Heinrich Schliemann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Heinrich Schliemann" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Heinrich Schliemann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Homer-Forschung zu Schliemanns Zeit und heute"; Allen, "Finding the walls of Troy: Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlık", University of California Press, 1999, p. 112; Allen 1999, p. 312; Wilfried Bölke: Promotion an der Rostocker Universität. In: Bölke 1996, S. 160–168 Richter 1980a: W. Richter, „Ithaque, le Péloponnèse et Troie“ und das Promoti (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Taylor, ""So She Went": Heinrich Schliemann Came to Marion County for a "Copper Bottom Divorce"", Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Newspaper Program, 11 March 2015. facts only, no text reused. blog.newspapers.library.in.gov
- Wikipedia, "Heinrich Schliemann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Taylor, ""So She Went": Heinrich Schliemann Came to Marion County for a "Copper Bottom Divorce"", Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Newspaper Program, 11 March 2015 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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