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Aug 22, 2019 · On August 22, 1812, Swiss traveler and orientalist Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, in the disguise of an arab traveler discovered the ruins of the ancient city of Petra, one of the most compelling archaeological sites in existence, in today’s Jordan.
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.
- Swiss
- traveller, geographer, orientalist
Aug 8, 2012 · It was found by a 27-year-old Swiss explorer called Johann Ludwig (or Jean Louis) Burckhardt. Born in 1784 to a rich family, who lived in Basle and counted Gibbon and Goethe among their acquaintances, his main language was French and he thought of himself as Louis.
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (born Nov. 24, 1784, Lausanne, Switz.—died Oct. 15, 1817, Cairo, Egypt) was the first European in modern times to visit the ancient city of Petra and to arrive at the great Egyptian temple at Abu Simbel (or Abū Sunbul). Burckhardt went to England in 1806 and studied in London and at Cambridge University.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 23, 2018 · 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 ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II at Abu Simbel.
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History. Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, the scion of a wealthy Basel family, converted to Islam to facilitate his work as an explorer. In 1812, travelling almost alone, he discovered the lost red sandstone city of Petra in the Jordanian desert. Publication date November 22nd, 2022.
1812 Swiss scholar Johann Ludwig Burckhardt becomes the first European for centuries to enter Petra. Disguised as a Muslim, he correctly identifies the ruins as the former Nabataean capital.
