Author photo. The photo is of Joseph Jay Deiss and his daughter Susanna in Herculaneum, on their final trip together (1998). The Deiss family lived in Italy for many years, based in Positano on the Amalfi coast, not far from Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The photo is of Joseph Jay Deiss and his daughter Susanna in Herculaneum, on their final trip together (1998). The Deiss family lived in Italy for many years, based in Positano on the Amalfi coast, not far from Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Joseph Jay Deiss (1912–1999)

Author of Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasure

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Works by Joseph Jay Deiss

Herculaneum: Italy's Buried Treasure 246 copies, 1 review

The Roman years of Margaret Fuller; a biography 13 copies

Captains of fortune;: Profiles of six Italian condottieri 8 copies

The great infidel : a biographical novel 3 copies

Drogen und Dollars : Roman 1 copy

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Deiss, Joseph Jay

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Date of birth

1912

Date of death

1999-04-10

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Gender

male

Nationality

USA (birth)

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Birthplace

Twin Falls, Idaho, USA

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Places of residence

Wellfleet, Massachusetts, USA

Positano, Italy

Gainesville, Florida, USA

Washington, DC, USA

Education

University of Texas (BA, MA)

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American Academy in Rome

University of Florida

Awards and honors

Cavalier of the Order of the Star of Solidarity (1971)

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