Helmuth Theodor Bossert (September 11, 1889 – February 5, 1961) was a German art historian, philologist and archaeologist. He is best-known for his excavations of the Hittite fortress city at Karatepe, Turkey, and the discovery of bilingual inscriptions, which enabled the translation of Hittite hieroglyphs.
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11 September 1889 Landau, German Empire
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Died |
5 February 1961 (aged 71) Istanbul, Turkey
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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