Ekrem Akurgal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ekrem Akurgal

Turkish archaeologist

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1911

Place of Birth: Tulkarm, State of Palestine

Date of Death: 01-Nov-2002

Profession: university teacher, art historian, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ekrem Akurgal (March 30, 1911 – November 1, 2002) was a Turkish archaeologist.
During a career that spanned more than fifty years, he conducted definitive research in several sites along the western coast of Anatolia such as Phokaia (Foça), Pitane (Çandarli), Erythrai (Ildiri) and old Smyrna (Bayrakli höyük, the original site of the city of Smyrna before the city's move to another spot across the Gulf of Izmir).