Quote by: Heinrich Schliemann

No, this customary aim of research by excavators is completely foreign to the historical work with which I am occupied... my sole and only aim is to be able to establish a historical fact, on which I disagree with some eminent historians and geographers.


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Author Bio


  • NameHeinrich Schliemann
  • DescriptionGerman businessman and a pioneer of field archaeology
  • BornJanuary 6, 1822
  • DiedDecember 26, 1890
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionBusinessperson; Anthropologist; Art Historian; Archaeologist
  • AwardsHonorary Citizen Of Berlin; Royal Gold Medal