The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-29

DR.. Heinrich SchlieInann WAS born nj
Ankershagen in Mecklenburg, in 1872
When he was II years old his father lost
his parish, became miserably poor, and
could no longer pay ior his sons school.
ing. The result was that young Schiie.
mann had to enter grocer's shop in the
li;tle town OF Furstenburr, instead OF
following career OF letters, for which h G
ielt Il strong inclination. In this shop
he passed FIVE and hall years OF his lie.
tie only came in contact with the lower
classes oil society. At last, through thu
mediation OF friends, he obtained place
as correspondent and bookkocpsr in the
Amsterdam firm OF Messrs. 8. Il. Schoe.
der 4 Co., who engaged him with salary
OF 600 ilorin5, which. Seeing his zeal,
they shortly afterwards raiaed 20 l,COO
In lSi6 he Was zen! to 81. Petersburg by
his firm as its local agent, and
"a year later he established himself
in business there on his own account,
In the course OF his busy lie he visited
most ports OF Europe and America, and
learned many languages, including
Russian, English, French, Spanish, ItaI,
ian, Po.tuguese, Dutch, Polish, Swed.
inh, ancient and modern Greek and
Arabic. Having amassed fortune he
commenced bis archaeological investica-
tions and excavations in the East, aud
recorded the results in q work written
in French in 1859, and entitled "Itha-
que, Le Peiopouese, Troie. l.echerches
Archee!giques." Previously he hau
published in the same language "La
Chine et lie Japon all Temps Present.
(lSG6). In 1874 he pu blished "T,oy and
Its Remains" which contains full ac.
cornt oi the researches and discoveries
made BY hiI, ut Hizser!ik, the site of an
cient Troy and in the Trojan Plain.
In February, 1874, he obtain ed
permission from the Greek Government
to excayato MyceI;e, where, in 1877, he
discovered the five royal tombs which
locsl tradition pointed out to Pausanias
us those Of AgamsmmoE and bis com
panions, who were murdered by ;ksis-
tku5. The treasures OF gold and silver
brought to light denote great artistic
perfection, and demonstrate the exist.
ence OF school Of domestic artists en-.
ti!ely independent OF Oriental influence.
Going 10 England DR.. Schliemann met
with most tiattering reception, lie
was elected an honorary member OF the
Grocer q company, a Fellow OF the So.
ciety OF antiQusries, a member OF the
Royal Institute oil Architects, and o. the
Arct;e illogical Institute. Many OF the
antiquities discovered by Dr.. Schliemann
at Hissarlik were exhibited at the
South l-ensiuSton Museum ct the
close Of 1857, Grd about the
same time ;hero appeared in
English, "MycerG;a narrative Of Re.
searches and Discoveries at Mycene
and Tiryns. BY Dr.. Henry Schliemaun.
The preface by the Right Hon. W. i.
Gladstone, n. p" Ia LID e1piorations
DR.. schliemanG vas greatly assis,ed by
hi1 TiiC, au accomplished Greek
scholar. She ia native OF Greece. In
1851 he published at Leipzig ?. aeS
work, "O.cnomepos." il which no De.
scribes his iourhey from Athens TO
Ofchomenoa, Oichomenos itself, and
Copais. The following year (lSS2) lie as
elected corresponding member CT the
Academy OF Sciences G. Munich. His
work "Iroia," publiehed in 1883, may
be considered cs the supplement and
completion oi the earlier volume,
"llios." He recently fiasheG the erec,
lion oil residaucain AthenR which cost
more than go, 900. where he and his
family lived.