Harald Hauptmann
German praehistorian and near eastern archaeologist
About Harald Hauptmann
Lived 1936 – 2018 (aged 82). Harald Hauptmann was a German prehistorian, university teacher and near Eastern archaeologist.
Harald Hauptmann (19 April 1936 – 2 August 2018) was a German archaeologist known for his excavation work in east and southeast Turkey at sites such as Norşuntepe. He also studied of pre-Islamic Pakistan. He was a professor at the University of Heidelberg and a foreign-member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Hauptmann was born in Ratkau, Kreis Troppau, in the former Czechoslovakia.
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Who was Harald Hauptmann?
German praehistorian and near eastern archaeologist
When was Harald Hauptmann born?
Harald Hauptmann was born on 19 April 1936 in Radkov.
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Harald Hauptmann died on 2 August 2018.
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Harald Hauptmann was a prehistorian, university teacher and near Eastern archaeologist.
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Harald Hauptmann was German.
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