Albert Egges van Giffen
Albert Egges van Giffen | |
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A photo of Van Giffen (ca. 1935) | |
| Born | 14 March 1884 Noordhorn, Netherlands |
| Died | 31 May 1973 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology |
| Institutions | University of Groningen, University of Amsterdam |
Albert Egges van Giffen (14 March 1884 – 31 May 1973) was a Dutch archaeologist. Van Giffen worked at the University of Groningen and University of Amsterdam, where he was a professor of Prehistory and Germanic archaeology. He worked most of his career in the Northern provinces of the Netherlands, where he specialized in hunebeds and tumuli.