Victor Guérin

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Victor Guérin (born September 15, 1821 in Paris , †  September 21, 1891 ibid) was a French explorer and amateur archaeologist.

Guérin made research trips to the Middle East between 1852 and 1854 as a member of the École française in Athens and carried out archaeological research in 1860 with funds from Duke Honoré Théodoric d'Albert de Luynes (1803–1867) .

Guérin traveled several times in 1863, 1870, 1875, 1882, 1884 and 1888 to Syria , Jerusalem and Palestine .

Victor Guérin died in Paris on September 21, 1891.

Fonts

  • Voyage archéologique in the régence de Tunis. 2 volumes. Paris 1862.
  • Description geographique, historique et archéologique de la Palestine. 3 parts in 7 volumes. Paris 1868-1880.
  • La Terre sainte. 2 volumes. Paris 1881-1883.
  • Jerusalem. Son histoire, sa description, ses établissements religieux. Paris 1889.
  • La France catholique en Egypt. New edition. Tours 1892.
  • La France catholique en Tunisie. New edition. Paris 1893.
personal data
SURNAME Guérin, Victor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French explorer and amateur archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH September 21, 1891
Place of death Paris