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. Abeken learned archeology under

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himself. In 1836, he went to Rome to study the Italy of the pre-

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times. He collected materials for a

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of Italy and a monography on the Capitol. However, only his work ''Mittelitalien vor den Zeiten der römischen Herrschaft, nach den Denkmälern'' (1843) was ever finished. A fever forced him to return to

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, where he died at the age of 29.

Sources

* ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' - online version at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abelen, Wilhelm Ludwig 1813 births 1843 deaths Archaeologists from Lower Saxony People from Osnabrück