government of Turkey for his contribution to that country; he also took Osman as his middle name, acknowledging years of being known by the nickname of "Osman Bey". Apart from excavations in Troy, he also turned to excavation in other places around the Black Sea, notably Didigora and Udabno in Georgia. Manfred Korfmann died of lung cancer on August 11, 2005, at the age of 63 in his home in Ofterdingen near Tübingen. He hoped that the excavations would continue and that the Turkish government would build a world-class museum near the site. He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter. External links University webpage of Korfmann Project Troia - University website of Troy project under the direction of Prof. Manfred Korfmann UNESCO-World Heritage The Truth of Troy - transcript of BBC www.troia.de - main website for the Troia-exhibition in 2001/2002 Articles Was there a Trojan War?, "The Archaeology Journal", Vol. 57, No. 3, May/June 2004 by Korfmann "Troy lost its best defender" "Turkish Daily News" tribute (in English) 'Ein Leben fuer Troia - A Life for Troia' (Joachim Latacz), https://web.archive.org/web/20041015192407/http://www.cityinfonetz.de/tagblatt/archiv/2002/das.magazin/07/artikel1.html Manfred Korfmann (1942-2005). In Eikasmos 16, 2005, 405-407 "The Boss" is no longer alive, Stuttgarter Zeitung, 12.08.2005 Manfred Korfmann is dead, German weekly magazine "Der Spiegel" Faith in Homer: Troy excavator Manfred Korfmann died, German newspaper "Die Welt" Troja researcher Manfred Korfmann died, German newspaper "Süddeutsche Zeitung" Obituary, SWR, 11.08.2005 with Photos (German) Joachim Latacz: Korfmann, Manfred Osman, in Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie, 2. Aufl., München: Saur 2006. , February 15, 2002; articles appear in the local newspaper in Tübingen with comments by Kolb and Korfmann New York Times News Service Necrology Wilford, John Noble. "Manfred Korfmann, 63; Expanded Excavation at Troy" New York Times19 Aug 2005: C14. References 1942 births 2005 deaths People from Cologne People from the Rhine Province Archaeologists from North Rhine-Westphalia Mycenaean archaeologists Deaths from lung cancer in Germany Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg