Godefroy Zumoffen

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

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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. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. Godefroy Zumoffen (1926). Géologie du Liban. H. Barrère. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. Godefroy Zumoffen (1900). La Phénicie avant les phéniciens: l'âge de la pierre. Impr. catholique. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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