Paul-Émile Botta
French scientist
Paul-Émile Botta was an Italian-born French scientist who served as Consul in Mosul from 1842, and who discovered the ruins of the ancient Assyrian capital of Dur-Sharrukin. Wikipedia
Born: December 6, 1802, Turin, Italy
Died: March 29, 1870 (age 67 years), Achères, France
Parents: Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta