Theodor Wiegand (1864–1936) – His rocky road to archaeology
Theodor Wiegand – the famous excavator of Priene, Miletus and Didyma – began his career under unfavourable auspices. When he came to the DAI Athens, he was uncertain about his […]
Schliemann, Heinrich
Schliemann, Heinrich
The astronomer Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt (1825-1884) and the DAI Athens
Among the holdings of the DAI Athens archive, there is a fragmented personal diary whose author had not been identified until recently, as the handwriting, a hastily written cursive script […]
Wilhelm Wilberg (1872–1956) and his family
Several members of the Wilberg family have been closely connected to the DAI Athens since its establishment in 1874, especially Karl Wilberg, an Athenian bookseller and consul, and his son, […]
Schliemann at the Lion Gate? – ‚Mykene 63‘ – a starting point for much more
The photograph known as ‚Mykene 63‘, which allegedly shows Heinrich Schliemann standing next to the famous Lion Gate of Mycenae, is undoubtedly one of the most renowned images kept in […]
Georgios Paraskevopoulos
In addition to Angelis Kosmopoulos who was among other things famous for his beard and fustanella, there was another Greek foreman who played an important part in the early excavations […]
Heinrich Schliemann (1822–1890)
Heinrich Schliemann (1822–1890) and the DAI Athens Heinrich Schliemann, whose two-hundredth birthday was celebrated earlier this year (* Jan. 6, 1822; † Dec. 26, 1890), was important to the German […]
