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Johann Ludwig Burckhardt

The treasury building at [[Petra |birth_place = Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland |death_date = |death_place = Cairo, Egypt Eyalet }}

Johann Ludwig (also known as John Lewis, Jean Louis) Burckhardt (24 November 1784 – 15 October 1817) was a Swiss traveller, geographer and Orientalist. Burckhardt assumed the alias ''Sheikh Ibrahim Ibn Abdallah'' during his travels in Arabia. He wrote his letters in French and signed '' Louis''. He is best known for rediscovering two of the world's most famous examples of rock-cut architecture – the ruins of the ancient Nabataean city of Petra in Jordan and the temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Arabic proverbs, or, The manners and customs of the modern Egyptians illustrated from their proverbial sayings current at Cairo

    Arabic proverbs, or, The manners and customs of the modern Egyptians illustrated from their proverbial sayings current at Cairo

    Published 1990
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