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Heinrich Schliemann

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Scientist

The Resume

    (January 6, 1822-December 26, 1890)
    Born in Neubukow, Germany
    Archaeologist
    Excavated Troy, Mycenae and Tiryns

Why he might be annoying:

    He made his fortune during the Crimean War by cornering the market in three ammunition components - saltpeter, sulfur and lead - and selling them at inflated prices to Russia.
    His second wife was 30 years his junior.
    He was so obsessed with the Trojan War that for his children's baptism he placed a copy of the Iliad on their heads and read a hundred hexameters.
    In his haste to reach Homeric Troy, he destroyed much of the archaeological site.
    He smuggled the cache of gold artifacts known as Priam's Treasure out of Turkey.
    During later digs in Greece, the local archaeological society sent an agent to monitor him to prevent a repeat performance.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He claimed to have vowed at age 8 to find Troy and made good on his promise.
    He survived a shipwreck as a 19-year-old cabin boy.
    He learned 12 languages in addition to his native German.
    Before his excavations, many scholars thought the Troy of the 'Iliad' was merely a legend.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 83 Votes: 56.63% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying