Luigi Palma di Cesnola [SEP] place of birth
Luigi Palma di Cesnola
Luigi Palma di Cesnola (July 29, 1832 – November 20, 1904), an Italian-American soldier, diplomat and amateur archaeologist, was born in Rivarolo Canavese, near Turin. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War. He was United States consul at Larnaca in Cyprus (1865–1877) and first Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (1879–1904).
Biography.
Luigi Palma di Cesnola was born the second son of a count
Alessandro Palma di Cesnola
Alessandro Palma di Cesnola (1839–1914) was an archaeologist who excavated in Cyprus. He worked at Paphos, where he was U.S. vice-consul, and Salamis on behalf of the British government. The results of these are described in "Salaminia" (1882).
Alessandro was the brother of the better known archaeologist Luigi Palma Di Cesnola.
External links.
- The terracottas & pottery of the Cesnola collection of Cypriote antiquities
- Alexander Palma di Cesnolà. Salaminia (Cyprus) The