Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
1784-1817
Swiss Explorer
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt was the first European in modern times to visit the ancient city of Petra in what is now Jordan, and the great temples of the...
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Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784-1817) was a Swiss-born, British-sponsored explorer of the Near East and Africa who anticipated the great explorers of the 19th century.Johann Ludwig Burckhardt was born ...
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Johann Ludwig Burckhardt
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt