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German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library (1717–1768)

Also known as: Giovanni Winkelmann, Ioann Vinkelman, Johann Joachim Winkelmann, Johann Winckelmann, Johann Winkelmann, Winckelmann

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