biography
pronunciation:
[fyorelee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1823–96)
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| biography:
| Archaeologist, born in Naples, SW Italy. His excavations at Pompeii helped preserve the ancient city. As professor of archaeology at Naples University and director of excavations (1860–75), he established the meticulous method of studying archaeological sites layer by layer. He founded a training school where foreigners as well as Italians could learn archaeological technique, and made a particular study of the materials and building methods used in Pompeii. Director of the National Museum at Naples from 1863, he was director general of Italian Antiquities and Fine Arts (1875–96). |
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