Luigi Palma di Chesnola ( Italian. Luigi Palma di Cesnola ) is an American military and archaeologist of Italian origin, known for his research on the island of Cyprus .
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| Date of Birth | June 29, 1832 |
| Place of Birth | Rivarolo , Sardinian kingdom |
| Date of death | November 21, 1904 (72 years) |
| Place of death | New York , USA |
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Biography
Luigi Palma di Cesnola was born on June 29, 1832 in Rivarolo (near Turin , Piedmont , Sardinian kingdom ). In 1843-1848 studied at the Royal Military Academy in Turin. From 17 years he served in the Army of Sardinia. In 1851 he graduated from the Royal Military Academy in Cherasko . Participated in the Crimean War . [one]
In 1860, di Chesnola emigrated to the United States , where he married Mary Isabel Reid, daughter of Comodore Samuel Chester Reid (1783–1862), the hero of the Anglo-American War of 1812–1814 .
Enrolling in military service, distinguished himself during the Civil War and reached the rank of brigadier general. Awarded the highest US military award - Medal of Honor .
Being in 1865 appointed by the American consul on the island of Cyprus , he engaged in archaeological research and excavations at various points (Kourion, Idalion, etc.), which were crowned with brilliant success. They found a huge number of statues, vases, lamps, gold products, inscriptions and other monuments that are extremely important for the history of ancient art. The collection of these finds since 1872 constitutes a special Chesnola museum in New York . Upon his return to Cyprus, Chesnola continued to excavate as fruitfully as before, and presented the results of his research in his writings: “Cyprus, its ancient cities, tombs and temples” (London, 1877; German edition: Jena, 1879) and "History, treasures and antiquities of Salamis" (London, 1882; 2nd ed., 1884). [2] [3]
In 1879-1904 di Chesnola was the director of the Metropolitan Museum in New York . He died in New York on November 21, 1904 . [one]
Literature
- Newton. The antiquities of Cyprus, discovered by L. Palma di Cesnola. - London, 1873.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Luigi Palma di Cesnola // Britannica Online Encyclopedia. (eng.)
- ↑ Luigi di Cesnola Archival copy of September 30, 2007 on the Wayback Machine // Dictionary of Art Historians. (eng.)
- ↑ Chesnola // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.