1. Federico Halbherr was an Italian archaeologist and epigrapher, known for his excavations on Crete.
11 Facts About Federico Halbherr
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Federico Halbherr was born into a prosperous family in Rovereto, then part of Austria, in the district of Trentino.
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Federico Halbherr was known as being very bright, earning a "first class with eminence" in high school.
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Federico Halbherr carried out important excavations at Phaistos, Gortyn and Hagia Triada, whose results he presented in several publications.
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Federico Halbherr was among the pioneers of archaeological studies of Cyrene.
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Federico Halbherr soon went to Italy to study with Domenico Comparetti.
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Federico Halbherr shared his deepest interests and his politics with the English-speaking nationals.
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The Italo-Turkish War was to deliver Libya to Italian rule in 1913 by the Treaty of Ouchy, but meanwhile, in 1911, not long before the arrival of Italian troops, Federico Halbherr turned up in Libya.
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Federico Halbherr was no longer trusted in the English-speaking world.
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Federico Halbherr was responsible for extending the Italian law that no foreigner could excavate in Italy to Libya.
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Federico Halbherr served on a committee under Dino Grandi to oversee Italian archaeology.