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Rodolfo Lanciani

Rodolfo Lanciani

Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani (1 January 1845 – 22 May 1929[1][2]) was an Italian archaeologist, a pioneering student of ancient Roman topography. Among his many excavations was that of the House of the Vestals in the Roman Forum.[3][4]

Lanciani earned LL.D. degrees from Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Harvard and a Ph.D. degree from Würzburg.[5]

  1. ^ Obituary in The New York Times "PROF. LANCIANI DIES; FAMOUS SCIENTIST; Was Long One of the World's Leading Archaeologists-- Reached Age of 82. REVEALED ANCIENT ROME Made Many Discoveries About Past in Excavation Work--An Italian Senator." May 23, 1929. p. 26.
  2. ^ Necrology in "Archaeological News" by Edward H. Heffner and Chester C. McCown; E. P. B., in American Journal of Archaeology 34.1 (Jan., 1930), pp. 61–102. (Lanciani's biography appears on p. 62)
  3. ^ "Lanciani, Rodolfo nell'Enciclopedia Treccani".
  4. ^ http://arthistorians.info/liancianir Lanciani, Rodolfo in the Dictionary of Art Historians, Lee Sorensen, ed.
  5. ^ "PROF. LANCIANI DIES; FAMOUS SCIENTIST; Was Long One of the World's Leading Archaeologists-- Reached Age of 82. REVEALED ANCIENT ROME Made Many Discoveries About Past in Excavation Work--An Italian Senator." May 23, 1929

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