Consul / diplomat

George Bancroft

fl. 1869 · United States

American diplomat, active in 1869.

Life and work

1869
Helped Luigi Palma di Cesnola obtain from the Berlin Museums the sending of the archaeologist Carl Friederichs to Cyprus; Friederichs went in autumn 1869 and bought stone, bronze, terracotta, gem and glass objects for Berlin.
BerlinMasson 1996

Connections

2 people

Colleagues & contacts

Connected with Karl (Carl) Friederichsprobably1869
Connected with Luigi Palma di Cesnola1869

Sources

1.Olivier Masson (1996). “La dispersion des antiquités chypriotes: les deux collections Cesnola”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 25, 3-32. Online