ARCHAEOLOGIST
Julio C. Tello
1880 - 1947
Julio C. Tello
Julio César Tello Rojas (April 11, 1880 – June 3, 1947) was a Peruvian archaeologist. Tello is considered the "father of Peruvian archeology" and was the first indigenous archaeologist in South America. He made the major discoveries of the prehistoric Paracas culture, including nearly 400 textiles associated with mummified burials. He founded a national museum of archeology and served as its first director. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julio C. Tello is the 120th most popular archaeologist (up from 123rd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Peru (down from 118th in 2019) and the most popular Peruvian Archaeologist.
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Julio C. Tello ranks 120 out of 151. Before him are Davidson Black, Lewis Binford, Blaga Aleksova, Carl Blegen, Zakaria Goneim, and Michael D. Coe. After him are James Mellaart, Charles Dawson, Ekrem Akurgal, Ivan Borkovský, Nancy Dupree, and Klaus Schmidt.
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Davidson Black
1884 - 1934
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 114
Lewis Binford
1932 - 2011
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 115
Blaga Aleksova
1922 - 2007
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 116
Carl Blegen
1887 - 1971
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 117
Zakaria Goneim
1905 - 1959
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 118
Michael D. Coe
1929 - 2019
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 119
Julio C. Tello
1880 - 1947
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 120
James Mellaart
1925 - 2012
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 121
Charles Dawson
1864 - 1916
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 122
Ekrem Akurgal
1911 - 2002
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 123
Ivan Borkovský
1897 - 1976
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 124
Nancy Dupree
1927 - 2017
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 125
Klaus Schmidt
1953 - 2014
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 126
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Julio C. Tello ranks 195. Before him are Charles King, W. T. Cosgrave, Paul Castanet, Arthur Dove, Alexandros Chalkokondylis, and Vilhelm Carlberg. After him are Marcel Van Crombrugge, Oskar Perron, Gorch Fock, Luis Alberto Riart, Enrique Olaya Herrera, and Einar Arnórsson. Among people deceased in 1947, Julio C. Tello ranks 193. Before him are Oscar Grégoire, Charles Gondouin, Frederick Russell Burnham, Ekaterina Karavelova, Giovanni Delise, and Charles Schlee. After him are Tomás Berreta, Petras Cvirka, Vojtěch Bradáč, Simon Janashia, Erich Hecke, and Øistein Schirmer.
Others Born in 1880
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Charles King
ATHLETE
1880 - 1958
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 189
W. T. Cosgrave
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1965
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 190
Paul Castanet
ATHLETE
1880 - 1967
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 191
Arthur Dove
PAINTER
1880 - 1946
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 192
Alexandros Chalkokondylis
ATHLETE
1880 - 1970
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 193
Vilhelm Carlberg
ATHLETE
1880 - 1970
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 194
Julio C. Tello
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1880 - 1947
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 195
Marcel Van Crombrugge
ATHLETE
1880 - 1940
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 196
Oskar Perron
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1975
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 197
Gorch Fock
WRITER
1880 - 1916
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 198
Luis Alberto Riart
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1953
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 199
Enrique Olaya Herrera
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1937
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 200
Einar Arnórsson
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1955
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 201
Others Deceased in 1947
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Oscar Grégoire
SWIMMER
1877 - 1947
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 187
Charles Gondouin
ATHLETE
1875 - 1947
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 188
Frederick Russell Burnham
EXPLORER
1861 - 1947
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 189
Ekaterina Karavelova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1860 - 1947
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 190
Giovanni Delise
ATHLETE
1907 - 1947
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 191
Charles Schlee
CYCLIST
1873 - 1947
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 192
Julio C. Tello
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1880 - 1947
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 193
Tomás Berreta
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1947
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 194
Petras Cvirka
WRITER
1909 - 1947
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 195
Vojtěch Bradáč
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1947
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 196
Simon Janashia
HISTORIAN
1900 - 1947
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 197
Erich Hecke
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1947
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 198
Øistein Schirmer
GYMNAST
1879 - 1947
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 199
In Peru
Among people born in Peru, Julio C. Tello ranks 127 out of 287. Before him are José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle (1779), Manuel Menéndez (1793), Manuel Pardo (1834), Juan Guevara (1882), Julio Quintana (1904), and Juan Antonio Pezet (1809). After him are Pedro Pablo León (1943), Alberto Soria (1906), Juan Francisco de Vidal (1800), Clorinda Matto de Turner (1854), Lizardo Rodríguez Nue (1910), and Demetrio Neyra (1908).
Others born in Peru
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José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, 4th Marquess of Torre Tagle
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1825
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 121
Manuel Menéndez
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1847
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 122
Manuel Pardo
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1878
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 123
Juan Guevara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1882 - 1954
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 124
Julio Quintana
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 125
Juan Antonio Pezet
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1879
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 126
Julio C. Tello
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1880 - 1947
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 127
Pedro Pablo León
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 128
Alberto Soria
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1980
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 129
Juan Francisco de Vidal
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1863
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 130
Clorinda Matto de Turner
WRITER
1854 - 1909
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 131
Lizardo Rodríguez Nue
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 132
Demetrio Neyra
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1957
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 133
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Peru
Among archaeologists born in Peru, Julio C. Tello ranks 1.
