Otto Lüders (1844 – 1912) – the first director of the DAI Athens
    
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						  When the Athens department of the DAI was formally founded in 1874, the philologist-turned-diplomat Otto Lüders was the first person to be appointed as its director, at the time called the Sekretar (“Secretary”). He held this position only briefly, and … Read More