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Also Known As Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann
Born January 6, 1822 • Germany
Died December 26, 1890 (aged 68) • Naples • Italy
Subjects Of Study Turkey • ancient Greece • civilization • prehistoric age

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