Hiram bingham biography machu picchu

Hiram Bingham III

American explorer and political activist
Date of Birth:
Country: USA

Content:
  1. Hiram Bingham III: American Explorer and Politician
  2. Discovery of Machu Picchu
  3. Later Life and Political Career
  4. Legacy and Death

Hiram Bingham III: American Explorer and Politician

Hiram Bingham III was an American explorer and politician who became famous for his discovery of the lost Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.

He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a family of Protestant missionaries.

Machu Picchu - Wikipedia

As a teenager, Hiram moved to the United States to continue his education. He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts in , Yale University in , the University of California, Berkeley in , and obtained a Ph.D. from Harvard University in Hiram taught politics and history at Harvard for some time.

Discovery of Machu Picchu

While working as a professor, Hiram made his groundbreaking discovery while attending a scientific congress in Santiago, Chile in He learned ab Hiram Bingham III: Machu Picchu Explorer and Politician VUFIW