Hugo Winckler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHugo Winckler
German archaeologist
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Gräfenhainichen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
About Hugo Winckler
- Hugo Winckler (4 July 1863 – 19 April 1913) was a German archaeologist and historian who uncovered the capital of the Hittite Empire (Hattusa) at Bogazkale, Turkey. A student of the languages of the ancient Middle East, he wrote extensively on Assyrian cuneiform and the Old Testament, compiled a history of Babylonia and Assyrian that was published in 1891, and translated both the Code of Hammurabi and the Amarna letters.
- In 1904, he was appointed professor of Oriental languages at the University of Berlin.
Read more at Wikipedia
See Also
- Famous People's Birthdays on 04 July, Germany
- Famous People's Birthdays in July, Germany
- Famous historian's Birthdays on 04 July, Germany
- Famous historian's Birthdays in July, Germany
- Famous university teacher's Birthdays on 04 July, Germany
- Famous university teacher's Birthdays in July, Germany
- Famous archaeologist's Birthdays on 04 July, Germany
- Famous archaeologist's Birthdays in July, Germany
- Famous anthropologist's Birthdays on 04 July, Germany
- Famous anthropologist's Birthdays in July, Germany
- Famous assyriologist's Birthdays on 04 July, Germany
- Famous assyriologist's Birthdays in July, Germany