Julio C. Tello, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Julio C. Tello

Discovered the Paracas culture

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1880

Place of Birth: Huarochirí Province, Lima, Peru

Date of Death: 03-Jun-1947

Profession: physician, politician, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: Peru

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Julio César Tello (April 11, 1880 – June 3, 1947) was a Peruvian archaeologist.
Tello is considered the "father of Peruvian archeology" and was America's first indigenous archaeologist.
He made the major discoveries of the prehistoric Paracas culture and founded a national museum of archeology.