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Luigi Palma di Cesnola was an Italian-American soldier and amateur archaeologist who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War. He served as the United States consul at Larnaca in Cyprus from 1865 to 1877. Cesnola later became the first Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, a position he held from 1879 until his death in 1904. Throughout his career, Cesnola made significant contributions to military service, diplomacy, and archaeology.