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Carl Blegen

American archaeologist (1887-1971) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 84

Carl William Blegen was an American archaeologist who worked at the site of Pylos in Greece and Troy in modern-day Turkey. He directed the University of Cincinnati excavations of the mound of Hisarlik, the site of Troy, from 1932 to 1938.

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1971Died24 August 19711967Wilbur Cross MedalAward1965Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of AmericaAward1963Kenyon MedalAward1887Born27 January 1887

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Wilbur Cross Medal1967
Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America1965
Kenyon Medal1963
Fellow of the British Academy

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1971 · aged 84