Boris Piotrovsky | |
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| Born | February 14, 1908 |
| Died | October 15, 1990 (aged 82) Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Smolensky Cemetery, Saint Petersburg |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist, historian |
| Known for | Excavations of Karmir Blur (Teishebaini); studies on Urartu |
| Political party | CPSU (from 1945) |
Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky, also Piotrovskii (Russian: Бори́с Бори́сович Пиотро́вский; February 14 [O.S. February 1] 1908 – October 15, 1990) was a Soviet Russian academician, historian-orientalist and archaeologist who studied the ancient civilizations of Urartu, Scythia, and Nubia. He is best known as a key figure in the study of the Urartian civilization of the southern Caucasus.[1] From 1964 until his death, Piotrovsky was also Director of the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg).
- ^ Wire report from the Associated Press. "Boris B. Piotrovsky, Archeologist; Director of the Hermitage Was 82." The New York Times. October 17, 1990. Retrieved July 21, 2008.