Ricardo Eichmann

Ricardo Francisco Eichmann (born November 2, 1955) is an Argentine-born German archaeologist. He was the director of the Orient Department of the German Archaeological Institute between 1996 and 2020, and previously a professor of Near Eastern archaeology at the University of Tübingen.

Early life Ricardo Francisco Eichmann was born on November 2, 1955, in Buenos Aires. He is the youngest son of Adolf Eichmann and Vera Eichmann ( Liebl). He has three older brothers.

Academic career Eichmann is an archaeologist. From 1984 to 1994, he worked first as a scientific consultant and later as a research assistant in the Baghdad department of the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin. Eichmann was then briefly Professor of Near Eastern archaeology at the University of Tübingen from 1995 to 1996. His research interests include music archaeology in the Near East and Egypt.

Personal life In 1995, he met Zvi Aharoni, the Mossad agent who was chiefly responsible for his father's capture. Eichmann declines most requests for interviews. He has two sons.

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