Johann Georg Ramsauer (7 March 1795 in Hallstatt – 14 December 1874 in Linz) was an

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mine operator and the director of the excavations at the

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from 1846 to 1863. He spent his life working for the state service of the mines, moving from an

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to Bergmeister. During this time, he lived in the Rudolfsturm, a medieval

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, where he raised 24 children. He kept comprehensive field notes, including magnificent

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drawings of grave arrangements and artefacts, which were never published but rather became the protocol manuscripts.Hodson (1990), p. 4

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsauer, Johann Georg Businesspeople from the Austrian Empire Archaeologists from Austria-Hungary Scholars from Austria-Hungary 1795 births 1874 deaths Hallstatt