Paul-Émile Botta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Paul-Émile Botta

French archaeologist

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1802

Place of Birth: Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1870

Profession: diplomat, historian, entomologist, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Paul-Émile Botta

  • Paul-Émile Botta (6 December 1802 – 29 March 1870) was an Italian-born French scientist who served as Consul in Mosul (then in the Ottoman Empire, now in Iraq) from 1842, and who discovered the ruins of the ancient Assyrian capital of Dur-Sharrukin.

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