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ARCHAEOLOGIST

Julio C. Tello

1880 - 1947

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Julio César Tello Rojas (April 11, 1880 – June 3, 1947) was a Peruvian archaeologist. Tello is considered the "father of Peruvian archeology" and was the first indigenous archaeologist in South America. He made the major discoveries of the prehistoric Paracas culture, including nearly 400 textiles associated with mummified burials. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julio C. Tello has received more than 51,926 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Julio C. Tello is the 111th most popular archaeologist, the 114th most popular biography from Peru and the most popular Peruvian Archaeologist.

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Julio C. Tello ranks 111 out of 104Before him are Johann Andreas Wagner, Charles W. Gilmore, Anne Stine Ingstad, José Leite de Vasconcelos, James Quibell, and Zsófia Torma. After him are Karel Absolon, Muhibbe Darga, John M. Allegro, Meave Leakey, Grafton Elliot Smith, and Boris Piotrovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Julio C. Tello ranks 173Before him are Majit Gafuri, Carl Skottsberg, Vlastimil Tusar, Alexandros Chalkokondylis, Vladas Mironas, and Lev Shcherba. After him are Eric Carlberg, Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, Nils Widforss, Dorothea Köring, Herman Glass, and Fred Alexander. Among people deceased in 1947, Julio C. Tello ranks 162Before him are Nikolai Chebotaryov, Simon Janashia, Gilbert Bougnol, Miguel Abadía Méndez, Yngvar Bryn, and Carrie Chapman Catt. After him are Erich Hecke, Charles Frédéric Petit, Charles Gondouin, Marie Belloc Lowndes, Frank Heller, and Julio Lores.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Julio C. Tello ranks 114 out of 232Before him are Zenón Noriega Agüero (1900), Juan Seminario (1936), Juan Guevara (1882), Eduardo Astengo (1909), Demetrio Neyra (1908), and Edwin Vásquez (1922). After him are Luis José de Orbegoso (1795), Arturo Fernández Meyzán (1906), Julio Lores (1908), Alberto Denegri (1906), Antonio Arenas (1808), and José Rufino Echenique (1808).

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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In Peru

Among archaeologists born in Peru, Julio C. Tello ranks 1