Carl Humann

Carl Humann (born January 4, 1839 in Steele, part of today’s Essen - Germany; † April 12, 1896 in Smyrna, today İzmir - Turkey) was a German engineer, architect and archaeologist. He discovered the Pergamon Altar. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Essen is a city in the center of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Smyrna (Greek: Σμύρνη) is an ancient city (today Ä°zmir in Turkey) that was founded at a very early period at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. ... Ä°zmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the countrys largest port after Ä°stanbul. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... The front of the Pergamon Altar, as it is reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. ...

Humann, an educated rail-engineer and aspiring architecture student, worked initially on the construction of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway in North Rhine-Westphalia and later attended the Building-Academy in Berlin. After falling ill with tuberculosis, he looked for healthier climates and moved to the then Ottoman Empire and settled down in Istanbul. He participated in excavations on the island of Samos, built palaces and in 1864 travelled to Palestine, under order of the Turkish government, preparing accurate maps of the area. In later years he also travelled the west Balkans and recorded accurate maps. Coat of arms Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DEA Capital Düsseldorf Prime Minister Jürgen Rüttgers (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  34,084 km² (13,160 sq mi) Population 18,033,000... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or Tuberculosis) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ... Ottoman redirects here. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... Samos (Greek Σάμος) is a Greek island in the Eastern Aegean Sea, located between the island of Chios to the North and the archipelagic complex of the Dodecanese islands to the South and in particular the island of Patmos and off the coast of Turkey, on what was formely known as... This article is about the geographical area known as Palestine. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Biography on the web-page of the Carl-Humann-Gymnasium in Essen, Germany (in German)