science · 15 August 1885 · 139 years ago
death
Died 15 Aug 1885 at age 64 (born 14 Mar 1821).
Danish archaeologist, a principal founder of prehistoric archaeology. His Danmarks Oldtid oplyst ved Oldsager og Gravhøie (1843; The Primeval Antiquities of Denmark) was one of the most influential archaeological works of the 19th century.
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