Federico Halbherr [SEP] place of birth
Federico Halbherr
Federico Halbherr (Rovereto, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 15 February 1857 – Rome, 17 July 1930) was an Italian archaeologist and epigrapher, known for his excavations of Crete. A contemporary, good friend, and trusted advisor of Arthur Evans, he began excavating at Phaistos before Evans began excavating at Knossos. Some of his explorations were funded by the Archaeological Institute of America.
For all the time that he explored and excavated in Crete, and was accepted as a valued friend by the
the "Scuola di Archeologia di Roma", gaining a diploma in 1901, after spending periods studying in Crete at the "Missione Archeologica Italiana" under Federico Halbherr.
From 1902 to 1916 he was inspector of 'Museums, Galleries and Excavations of Antiquities' in Florence and carried out research at several central Italian sites; at the same time he joined the Italian Mission to Crete, directing its operations from 1906 to 1909 in place of Halbherr while the latter was detained in Italy. It was at this time that Pernier