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Article: A strongman in Egypt. (Late, great geographers).(Giovanni Battista Belzoni )(Brief Article)
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- March 1, 2002
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Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823)
An Italian strongman and engineer who became the most prolific Egyptotogist of his age, Belzoni discovered more ancient Egyptian artefacts than anyone of his generation and filled London's museums with the Pharaohs' treasures
What was he famous for?
In the early 1820s Giovanni Belzoni was talked of in the same breath as Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus. But now you'll be lucky to hear his name whispered in the halls of the British Museum by devout archaeologists. Belzoni first found fame as a colourful circus strongman, operating under such stage names as `The Italian Hercules' and `Jack the Giant ...