Iosif Chatzidakis
Iosif Chatzidakis ( Greek Ιωσήφ Χατζηδάκης , also in the transcription Joseph Chatzidakes or Joseph Hatzidakis ; * 1848 in Milos ; † February 16, 1936 in Heraklion ) was a Greek doctor and archaeologist .
In 1881 he came to the then still Ottoman Heraklion on Crete , the home of his parents, where he worked as a doctor and gynecologist .
In 1883 he became chairman of the educational association of Heraklion ( Greek Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλείου ), at times also mayor of the city. Together with Stefanos Xanthoudidis he founded the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion and was its first director from 1883 to 1923. He was also the first Ephoros of the Antiquities of Crete. Iosif Chatzidakis carried out the first research on the Idean Grotto in 1884 . In 1886 the cave of the Eileithyia followed . After the founding of the Cretan State in 1898, he drafted the Ancient Law. In 1900 he carried out the first excavations in Knossos . In 1903 the Austrian Archaeological Institute selected him as a corresponding member. From 1902 to 1913 he carried out excavations in Tyllisos . In 1912 he explored the Arkalochori cave. In 1915 he uncovered a grave from the pre- palace period in Gournes Pediados . From 1915 to 1920 he directed the excavations at the Palace of Malia
Fonts (selection)
- Tylissos à l'époque minoenne, suivi d'une note sur les larnax de Tylissos. Geuthner, Paris 1921 ( online )
- Ιστορία του Κρητικού Μουσείου καί των Αρχαιολογικών ερευνών εν Κρήτη. Athens 1931 ( digitized version )
- Les villas minoennes de Tylissos . Geuthner, Paris 1934 ( digitized version ).
literature
- Charles Picard : Joseph Hadzidakis . In: Revue archéologique 7, 1936, pp. 244–245 ( digitized version ).
- Linda M. Medwid: The Makers of Classical Archeology. A reference work . New York 2000, ISBN 978-1573928267 , p. 148.
- Παπυρος Larousse. Το παπυράκι . Athens 2003, ISBN 960-8322-06-5 , p. 1879.
Web links
- www.europolis.gr: Ο Μ. Δετοράκης φωτίζει προσφορά Ιωσ. Χατζηδάκη (Lecture by Manolis Detorakis on Iosif Chatzidakis)
- Archaeological Site of Tylissos Crete. Retrieved January 17, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Supplement to the ordinance sheet for the service area of the Ministry of Culture and Education . Born 1903, Vienna 1903, Piece XIII, p. 167.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chatzidakis, Iosif |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Χατζηδάκης, Ιωσήφ; Hatzidakis, Joseph; Chatzidakis, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek doctor and classical archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milos |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1936 |
| Place of death | Heraklion |