Carl Blegen

Carl Blegen
Photographed in 1937
Born	Carl William Blegen (1887-01-27)January 27, 1887 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died	August 24, 1971(1971-08-24) (aged 84) Athens, Greece
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupation	Classical archaeologist
Known for	Troy; excavations conducted by the University of Cincinnati, 1932–1938 (1950–58); The Palace of Nestor at Pylos in western Messenia (1966–73)
Spouse	Elizabeth Denny Pierce ​ ​ (m. 1924; died 1966)​
Partner(s)	Ida Thallon Hill, Bert Hodge Hill

Carl William Blegen (January 27, 1887 – August 24, 1971) was an American archaeologist who worked at the site of Pylos in Greece and Troy in modern-day Turkey. He directed the University of Cincinnati excavations of the mound of Hisarlik, the site of Troy, from 1932 to 1938.^[1]