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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heinrich Schliemann canonical | 26 |
| Schliemann | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Heinrich Schliemann Context triple: [Mycenae and Tiryns, associatedWithScholar, Heinrich Schliemann]
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Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff was a preeminent German classical philologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his influential scholarship on ancient Greek literature and culture.
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Theodor Mommsen
Theodor Mommsen was a renowned 19th-century German classical scholar, historian of ancient Rome, and Nobel Prize–winning author.
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C.
Adolf Bastian
Adolf Bastian was a 19th-century German ethnologist whose comparative studies of cultures and concept of "elementary ideas" helped lay foundational principles for modern anthropology.
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Aurel Stein
Aurel Stein was a Hungarian-British archaeologist and explorer renowned for his pioneering expeditions in Central Asia, during which he uncovered important Silk Road manuscripts and archaeological sites.
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E.
Friedrich August Wolf
Friedrich August Wolf was a pioneering German classical philologist best known for his critical work on Homer and for helping to establish philology as a modern academic discipline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Heinrich Schliemann Target entity description: 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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A.
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff was a preeminent German classical philologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his influential scholarship on ancient Greek literature and culture.
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B.
Theodor Mommsen
Theodor Mommsen was a renowned 19th-century German classical scholar, historian of ancient Rome, and Nobel Prize–winning author.
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C.
Adolf Bastian
Adolf Bastian was a 19th-century German ethnologist whose comparative studies of cultures and concept of "elementary ideas" helped lay foundational principles for modern anthropology.
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D.
Aurel Stein
Aurel Stein was a Hungarian-British archaeologist and explorer renowned for his pioneering expeditions in Central Asia, during which he uncovered important Silk Road manuscripts and archaeological sites.
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E.
Friedrich August Wolf
Friedrich August Wolf was a pioneering German classical philologist best known for his critical work on Homer and for helping to establish philology as a modern academic discipline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1822-01-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1890-12-26 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
ⓘ
linked to:
Deutsche Biographie
Deutsche Biographie ⓘ Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Amsterdam commercial school (informal business training) ⓘ |
| employer |
B. H. Schröder & Co.
ⓘ
Heinrich Schliemann & Co. (own firm) ⓘ |
| familyName |
Schliemann
ⓘ
linked to:
Heinrich Schliemann
|
| fieldOfWork |
Aegean prehistory
ⓘ
Homeric archaeology ⓘ Mycenaean civilization ⓘ archaeology ⓘ |
| genre | archaeological report ⓘ |
| givenName | Heinrich ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Aegean archaeology
ⓘ
linked to:
Aegean Bronze Age
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 ⓘ |
| notableIdea | identification of Hisarlik as Homeric Troy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ilios: City and Country of the Trojans
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linked to:
Troy
Mycenae: A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries ⓘ Tiryns: The Prehistoric Palace of the Kings of Tiryns ⓘ
linked to:
Mycenae and 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
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Neubukow ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kingdom of Italy
ⓘ
Naples ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence |
Athens
ⓘ
Indianapolis ⓘ Paris ⓘ St. Petersburg ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ekaterina Petrovna Lyshina
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Sophia Engastromenos ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Athens
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Hisarlik ⓘ Mycenae ⓘ
linked to:
Mycenae and Tiryns
Paris ⓘ St. Petersburg ⓘ Tiryns ⓘ
linked to:
Mycenae and Tiryns
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