Ralph Solecki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ralph Solecki

American archaeologist

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1917

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 20-Mar-2019

Profession: archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ralph Stefan Solecki (October 15, 1917 – March 20, 2019) was an American archaeologist.
Solecki was born in Brooklyn, New York in October 1917.
He was a former member of the faculty at Columbia University (1959–1988), and his best-known excavations were at the Neanderthal site at Shanidar Cave in Iraq.
His publications include early works on aerial photography and photo-interpretation as well as two volumes on Shanidar (1971, 1972).
He was the father of American geographer William Solecki and UNHCR official John Solecki.
In 2013, he was interviewed about his work by The Wall Street Journal.
He died in March 2019 at the age of 101.