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Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann (German: [ˈʃliːman]; 6 January 1822 – 26 December 1890) was a German businessman and an influential amateur archaeologist.He was an advocate of the historicity of places mentioned in the works of Homer and an archaeological excavator of Hisarlik, now presumed to be the site of Troy, along with the Mycenaean sites Mycenae and Tiryns.
Sophia Schliemann, born Sophia Engastromenou (Σοφία Εγκαστρωμένου) (12 January 1852 – 27 October 1932) was the Greek second wife of the businessman and amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. She is known for posing for a photo while draped in gold jewelry from the Treasure of Priam.
Articles relating to the German businessman and amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) and his career. Pages in category "Heinrich Schliemann" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Schliemann's Trench, as seen in 2012. Schliemann's Trench (sometimes referred to as Schliemann's Great Trench) [1] [2] is the name commonly given to a 17-metre-deep (56-foot) gash cut into the side of Hisarlik, Turkey, between 1871 and 1890 by Heinrich Schliemann in his quest to find the ruins of Troy.
The Heinrich Schliemann Museum is a cultural site in Ankershagen, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.It is a museum about the life and work of the businessman and amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann (1822–1890), in the building, formerly a rectory, where Schliemann spent his childhood years.
Schliemann's oft-repeated story of the treasure being carried by his wife, Sophie, in her shawl was untrue. Schliemann later admitted making it up, saying that at the time of the discovery Sophie was in fact with her family in Athens, following the death of her father.
Schliemann Defence, an opening in the game of chess; Schliemann Gold (aka Priam's Treasure), a cache of gold and artifacts discovered by Heinrich Schliemann; 3302 Schliemann, a main-belt asteroid; Schliemann (crater), a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon
In 1927, Schliemann's widow, Sophia, sold the building to the Greek state; it was subsequently used as the seat of the Council of State and later the Court of Cassation. [3] View of the interior of the museum. The use of the building as a courthouse caused much damage.