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Hiram Bingham life and biography

Hiram Bingham, formally Hiram Bingham III, was an American archaeologist, explorer, scholar, and politician. He rediscovered the Inca settlement of Machu Picchu in 1911, and his book Lost City of the Incasbecame a bestseller. Later, Bingham served as governor of Connecticut and a member of the United States Senate (1924–1933). Over the course of his life of 80 years, Bingham succeeded in many areas of life. He not only achieved personal success, but served his country in the military and in politics, and contributed to human society as a whole through his work in opening the magnificent city of Machu Picchu to the world.

Life


Hiram Binghamwas born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Hiram Bingham II (1831–1908), an early Protestant missionary to the Kingdom of Hawaii, the grandson of Hiram Bingham I (1789–1869), another missionary. He attended Punahou School and Oahu College in Hawaii from 1882 to 1892. He completed his education at Phillips Academy i Historian, Archaeologist and Explorer Hiram Bingham III Is ....