Godefroy Zumoffen, SJ (1848 in Salgesch, Switzerland – 1928) was a Swiss 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][4]
References
- 1.J. de Guilhermier (1940). Le Père Godefroy Zumoffen. Revue de géographie physique et de géologie dynamique. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- 2.transl. Phoenicia Before the Phoenicians: The Stone Age
- 3.Godefroy Zumoffen (1926). Géologie du Liban. H. Barrère. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- 4.Godefroy Zumoffen (1900). La Phénicie avant les phéniciens: l'âge de la pierre. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 22 July 2011.