Godefroy Zumoffen

Reverend Father Godefroy Zumoffen, born 1848 in France and died in 1928 was a French Jesuit archaeologist and geologist notable for his work on prehistory in Lebanon.[1]

He is known particularly for pioneering Lebanese archaeology, and for discovering several sites including the Antelias cave. He produced the first geological map of Lebanon and authored a book about its prehistory, La Phénicie avant les phéniciens: l'âge de la pierre.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ J. de Guilhermier (1940). Le Père Godefroy Zumoffen. Revue de géographie physique et de géologie dynamique. http://books.google.com/books?id=jF4cQwAACAAJ. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Godefroy Zumoffen (1926). Géologie du Liban. H. Barrère. http://books.google.com/books?id=4W-HQAAACAAJ. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 
  3. ^ Godefroy Zumoffen (1900). La Phénicie avant les phéniciens: l'âge de la pierre. Impr. catholique. http://books.google.com/books?id=0noLAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 22 July 2011. 

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