George Francis Taylor

George Francis Taylor (died 28 March 2011) was a British scholar, archaeologist, historian, and numismatist.

Taylor was a professor of English at the American University in Beirut from 1960 until 1970. He was a member of the Royal Numismatic Society; he published studies on ancient coins in various numismatic books and journals.[1][2][3] After his return from his teaching position in Beirut, he resumed teaching at the Brighton Technical College, in Sussex.[4] He is survived by his wife Norma and a daughter.[5]

The Roman temples of Lebanon

Taylor traveled to Lebanon and documented little known ancient sites and temples. In 1967 he published a book called 'The Roman Temples of Lebanon: a pictorial guide'. He categorized the temples of Lebanon into three groups; Temples of Mount Hermon, Temples of the Beqaa Valley and Temples of the Lebanese coastal plain. Taylor humbly admitted that he was only an amateur archaeologist trying to unravel the ancient mysteries of Lebanon and referred to his publication as a "book by an amateur, for an amateur". This has not stopped it being used as an authoritative reference on the subject for several decades.[6][7][8][9]

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References
  1. "The Gentle Art Of Forgery, scritto da George Taylor, Saudi Aramco World, Volume 23, Numero 5, Settembre/Ottobre 1972". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. Vicker, Ray (1976). The Realms of Gold. Hale. ISBN 9780709155256.
  3. Aramco World Magazine. Arabian American Oil Company. 1978.
  4. http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/197205/the.gentle.art.of.forgery.htm Archived 25 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Gentle Art Of Forgery, scritto da George Taylor, Saudi Aramco World, volume 23, numero 5, settembre/Ottobre 1972. The Other Cleopatra, scritti e fotografie di George Taylor, volume 29, numero 2, marzo/aprile 1978
  5. http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/197602/a.walk.in.the.lebanon.htm Archived 25 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine A Walk in the Lebanon, scritto da George Taylor, fotografie di Penny Williams-Yaqub, Saudi Aramco World, Volume 27, numero 2, marzo/aprile 1976.
  6. "Saudi Aramco World : The Gentle Art Of Forgery". 2013-12-25. Archived from the original on 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  7. "Saudi Aramco World : The Gentle Art Of Forgery". archive.aramcoworld.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  8. Taylor, George (1967). The Roman Temples of Lebanon: A Pictorial Guide (in French). Dar el-Machreq Publishers.
  9. Berytus: Archeological Studies Published by the Museum of Archeology of the American University of Beirut. Munksgaard. 1973.
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