Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo, 1845-1929 (archaeologist)
Person
Biography
Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani (1845-1929), Italian archaeologist, was born in Rome, although some state he was born in Montecelio, now Guidonia Montecelio. He was professor of Roman topography at the Università di Roma from 1878 until 1927. He is known today chiefly for his Forma Urbis Romae (1893-1901) and the Storia degli scavi, a regular summary of Roman excavations that started appearing in 1902. He died in Rome on 22 May 1929.
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Rodolfo Amadeo Lanciani: Letter to Robert Burn, 1893
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/787
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Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Dates:
1893
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