Luigi Palma di Cesnola
Luigi Palma di Cesnola, 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).
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Male
Birth Place
Italy, Piedmont
Date of Death
November 20th, 1904
Died Aged
-65
Star Sign
Leo
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