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Georg Friedrich Grotefend

Birth: 9 Jun 1775
Hannoversch Münden, Landkreis Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death: 15 Dec 1853 (aged 78)
Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Burial: Gartenfriedhof

Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany Add to Map
Plot: Richter 6, Hesse 153, no. 6 on cemetery tour
Memorial ID: 35073837 View Source

German epigraphist, known primarily for his contributions toward the deciphering of cuneiform.
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Dr. Georg Friedr. Grotefend,
Geboren den 9. Juni 1775,
Gestorben den 15. Dec. 1853.

Er sah auf Erden viel, was andern dunkel war,
Jetzt ist im Himmel ihm ein jedes Dunkel klar.

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