Victor Guérin

He published books describing the geography, archeology and history of the areas he explored, which included Greece, Asia Minor, North Africa, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine.His doctoral thesis of 1856 dealt with the coastal region of Palestine, from Khan Yunis to Mount Carmel.With the financial backing of Honoré Théodoric d'Albert de Luynes he explored Greece, the Greek Islands, Asia Minor, Egypt, Nubia, Tunisia, and the Levant.[4] He won a French Academy of Sciences prize for his 7-volume Geographical, Historical, and Archaeological Description of Palestine.In his books Guerin writes about the identification and history of archaeological sites, often referring to passages from the Hebrew Bible, Greek mythology, and contemporary explorers and scholars such as Robinson and Titus Tobler.
The Tomb of Jonah in Mashhad , reprinted in La Terre Sainte from Picturesque Palestine
Guérin's Map of Palestine, with the places he visited (1881).
Victor Guerin (racing driver)geographyarcheologyhistoryGreeceAsia MinorNorth AfricaLebanonPalestinerhetoricAlgeriaFrench School of AthensTunnel of EupalinosKhan YunisMount CarmelGrenobleInstitut Catholique de ParisSociété des Antiquaires de FranceLégion d'honneurHonoré Théodoric d'Albert de LuynesTunisiaLevantMashhadLa Terre SaintePicturesque PalestineHoly LandFrench Academy of SciencesHebrew BibleGreek mythologyRobinsonTitus ToblerMishnaTalmudBenjamin of TudelaIsaac Chelo