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Ekrem Akurgal

Ekrem Akurgal, Turkish archaeologist and academic (died 2002)

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Born
March 30, 1911
Died
November 1, 2002
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1911

About Ekrem Akurgal

Ekrem Akurgal was a Turkish archaeologist. During a career that spanned more than fifty years, he conducted definitive research in several sites along the western coast of Anatolia such as Phokaia (Foça), Pitane (Çandarlı), Erythrai (Ildırı) and old Smyrna. Ekrem Akurgal (March 30, 1911 – November 1, 2002) was a Turkish archaeologist. Akurgal graduated in 1931 from Istanbul High School for Boys and, having earned a state scholarship, went to the University of Berlin in Germany to study archaeology.

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Ekrem Akurgal timeline

  1. Ekrem Akurgal (March 30, 1911 – November 1, 2002) was a Turkish archaeologist.
  2. Akurgal graduated in 1931 from Istanbul High School for Boys and, having earned a state scholarship, went to the University of Berlin in Germany to study archaeology.

The world when Ekrem Akurgal was born

Ekrem Akurgal was born in 1911. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1911

  • Best-selling book"The Broad Highway" – Jeffery Farnol

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Indianapolis 500 race
  • Top headlineTriangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 workers
  • Technology milestoneFirst transcontinental airplane flight (49 days)
  • World population~1.71B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population93.4M

1911 versus 2026

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Measure19112026
Population93.4M341 million

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