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Klaus Schmidt

1953 - 2014

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Klaus Schmidt (11 December 1953 – 20 July 2014) was a German archaeologist and prehistorian who led the excavations at Göbekli Tepe from 1996 to 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klaus Schmidt is the 126th most popular archaeologist (down from 119th in 2019), the 5,136th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,888th in 2019) and the 18th most popular German Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Klaus Schmidt ranks 126 out of 151. Before him are Julio C. Tello, James Mellaart, Charles Dawson, Ekrem Akurgal, Ivan Borkovský, and Nancy Dupree. After him are John Beazley, Karel Absolon, Muhibbe Darga, Grahame Clark, Boris Piotrovsky, and Paolo Orsi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Klaus Schmidt ranks 408. Before him are Agustí Villaronga, Robert Beltran, Hisako, Princess Takamado, Søren Busk, Aldo Maldera, and Tibor Klampár. After him are Arta Dade, Shōichi Nakagawa, Osmo Vänskä, Afonso Dhlakama, Ron Wright, and Herbert Neumann. Among people deceased in 2014, Klaus Schmidt ranks 428. Before him are Ivica Brzić, Abel Laudonio, Erik Hansen, Franz Gabl, Rokurō Naya, and Göte Hagström. After him are Ibrahim Touré, Barbro Kollberg, Toimi Alatalo, Washington Rodríguez, Michio Mado, and Amiri Baraka.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klaus Schmidt ranks 5,139 out of 7,253. Before him are Ludwig Ganghofer (1855), Cha Du-ri (1980), Karl Allgöwer (1957), Herbert Schade (1922), Carl Ebert (1887), and Mario Theissen (1952). After him are Aki Schmidt (1935), Jan Carstenszoon (null), Hanns Seidel (1901), Uwe Reinders (1955), Theo Helfrich (1913), and Nick Menza (1964).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Germany

Among archaeologists born in Germany, Klaus Schmidt ranks 18. Before him are Heinrich Karl Brugsch (1827), Johann Andreas Wagner (1797), Halet Çambel (1916), Hugo Winckler (1863), Ernst Herzfeld (1879), and Rudolf Wagner (1805). After him are Franz Weidenreich (1873).

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