Giovanni Battista Belzoni
Giovanni Battista Belzoni was an Italian explorer, archaeologist, and antiquities collector active in the early 19th century, renowned for his discoveries in Egypt, including the colossus of Ramses II, which he retrieved for the British Museum in 1817, thus playing a pivotal role in the field of Egyptology.
Born on Feb 05, 1778 (248 years old)
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Giovanni Battista Belzoni was a circus strongman and pioneer archaeologist who retrieved Ramses's colossus for the British Museum.
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