Luigi Palma di Cesnola (July 29, 1832 – November 20, 1904), an Italian-American soldier, diplomat and amateur archaeologist, was born in Rivarolo Canavese...
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the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cesnola, Luigi Palma di § Alessandro Palma di Cesnola". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge...
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politician Luigi Miceli (1824–1906), patriot, politician, and military figure Luigi Mocenigo (disambiguation), multiple people Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1832–1904)...
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in 1870 the first archaeological excavations were conducted by Luigi Palma di Cesnola, the Italian-born American consul to Cyprus. In 1915 the first excavations...
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States consul at Larnaca in Cyprus and Medal of Honor recipient Luigi Palma di Cesnola, Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke...
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received the Medal of Honor during the war, among whom was Colonel Luigi Palma di Cesnola, who later became the first Director of the Metropolitan Museum...
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Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates to the west of the acropolis. In 1874–5, Luigi Palma di Cesnola, then American and Russian consul to the Ottoman government of Cyprus...
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Greek and Roman Art, named after the first director of the MET, Luigi Palma di Cesnola, whose collection is considered the museum's earliest and inaugural...
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received the Medal of Honor during the war, among whom was Colonel Luigi Palma di Cesnola, who later became the first Director of the Metropolitan Museum...
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v t e Metropolitan Museum of Art Places Directors Luigi Palma di Cesnola Caspar Purdon Clarke Edward Robinson Herbert Eustis Winlock Francis Henry Taylor...
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1862, was Melchior de Vogüé. Off and on between 1867 and 1875, Luigi Palma di Cesnola, antiquarian, treasure hunter and American and Russian consul to...
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he commanded another unit, the famed Excelsior Brigade. Colonel Luigi Palma di Cesnola, a former Italian and British soldier and veteran of the Crimean...
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Another inscription was discovered in 1887 at Soli, Cyprus, by Luigi Palma di Cesnola which mentions a proconsul Paulus. This inscription was dated to...
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travelers and archaeologists. Earlier excavators, such as General Luigi Palma Di Cesnola, the first American consul in Cyprus, excavated the necropolis'...
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of the mid-fifth century BCE. The sarcophagus was excavated by Luigi Palma di Cesnola and is currently located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Aruz...
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known as the Marquand Collection. The former Civil War officer, Luigi Palma di Cesnola, was named as its first director. He served from 1879 to 1904. Under...
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Encyclopaedia, Costas Christofides says that the antiquities smuggler Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1865–1876), and American consul in Cyprus, discovered a carved...
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Nadine (August 1, 1996). "Chronicle". New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2014. DiGiacomo, Frank (December 15, 1997). "Inside the sold-out Costume Institute...
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and stage actor Lew Dockstader (1856–1924), vaudeville comedian. Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1832–1904) Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Arthur...
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v t e Metropolitan Museum of Art Places Directors Luigi Palma di Cesnola Caspar Purdon Clarke Edward Robinson Herbert Eustis Winlock Francis Henry Taylor...
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Curtis Scaparrotti, Commander of United States European Command Col. Luigi Palma di Cesnola - Civil War Union Cavalry officer, and Medal of Honor recipient...
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v t e Metropolitan Museum of Art Places Directors Luigi Palma di Cesnola Caspar Purdon Clarke Edward Robinson Herbert Eustis Winlock Francis Henry Taylor...
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Captain A. R. Savile (1878). Cyprus. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 130. Luigi Palma di Cesnola; Charles William King; Alexander Stuart Murray (1878). Cyprus: Its...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art's Cesnola Collection. They were discovered by Luigi Palma di Cesnola during his tenure as the United States Consul to Cyprus from 1865...
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daughter, Mary Isabel Reid, married in 1861 Italian-American officer Luigi Palma di Cesnola, who later received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the...
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received the Medal of Honor during the war, among whom was Colonel Luigi Palma di Cesnola, who later became the first Director of the Metropolitan Museum...
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v t e Metropolitan Museum of Art Places Directors Luigi Palma di Cesnola Caspar Purdon Clarke Edward Robinson Herbert Eustis Winlock Francis Henry Taylor...
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built atop Kourion, is situated near the river's western bank. Luigi Palma di Cesnola explored the area around the river's mouth and reported on it the...
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carried out a few years earlier by the United States Ambassador, Luigi Palma di Cesnola, who had smuggled over 35,000 artefacts off the island, most of...
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July 26 – Joseph P. Fyffe, American admiral (d. 1896) July 29 – Luigi Palma di Cesnola, Italian-American soldier, diplomat and archaeologist (d. 1904)...
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