# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ernest-de-sarzec
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:21:55.008Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ernest-de-sarzec"
name: "Ernest de Sarzec"
slug: "ernest-de-sarzec"
description: "Ernest Choquin de Sarzec (1832–1901) was a French archaeologist, to whom is attributed the discovery of the civilization of ancient Sumer. He was in the French diplomatic service; on being transferred to Basra in 1872 as a vice-consul, he became interested in the excavations at Ur, started by the British diplomat J. E. Taylor."
tagline: "French diplomat and archaeologist (1832–1901)"
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country:
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  isoCode: "FR"
category:
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birthDate: "1832-08-11"
deathDate: "1901-05-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump