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Alois Musil
Alois Musil (June 30, 1868 in Rychtářov, Vyškov - April 12, 1944, Otryby, Soběšín) was a Czech theologist, orientalist, explorer and writer.
Alois Musil (June 30, 1868 in Rychtářov, Vyškov - April 12, 1944, Otryby, Soběšín) was a Czech theologist, orientalist, explorer and writer.
Benjamin of Tudela
Benjamin of Tudela was a medieval Jewish traveler who visited Europe, Asia, and Africa in the 12th century.
Benjamin of Tudela was a medieval Jewish traveler who visited Europe, Asia, and Africa in the 12th century.
Ephraim Deinard
Ephraim Deinard was one of the greatest Hebrew "bookmen" of all time.
Ephraim Deinard was one of the greatest Hebrew "bookmen" of all time.
Evliya Çelebi
Evliya Çelebi (March 25(?), 1611 – 1682) (Ottoman Turkish:اوليا چلبى) was an Ottoman Turkish traveler who journeyed through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over ...
Evliya Çelebi (March 25(?), 1611 – 1682) (Ottoman Turkish:اوليا چلبى) was an Ottoman Turkish traveler who journeyed through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over ...
Gertrude Bell
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, archaeologist and spy who explored, mapped, and became highly influential to British impe...
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, archaeologist and spy who explored, mapped, and became highly influential to British impe...
Henry Baker Tristram
The Reverend Henry Baker Tristram FRS was an English clergyman, Biblical scholar, traveller and ornithologist.
The Reverend Henry Baker Tristram FRS was an English clergyman, Biblical scholar, traveller and ornithologist.
Ishtori Haparchi
Ishtori Haparchi (1280-1366) (also Estori Haparchi, Ashtori ha-Parhi) (אשתורי הפרחי) is the pen name of the 14th century Jewish physician, topographer and traveler, Isaac Ben Moses.
Ishtori Haparchi (1280-1366) (also Estori Haparchi, Ashtori ha-Parhi) (אשתורי הפרחי) is the pen name of the 14th century Jewish physician, topographer and traveler, Isaac Ben Moses.
Itinerarium Burdigalense
The Itinerarium Burdigalense ("the Bordeaux itinerary", also known as the Itinerarium Hierosolymitanum, "the Jerusalem inventory") is the oldest known Christian itinerarium, written by a...
The Itinerarium Burdigalense ("the Bordeaux itinerary", also known as the Itinerarium Hierosolymitanum, "the Jerusalem inventory") is the oldest known Christian itinerarium, written by a...
James Silk Buckingham
James Silk Buckingham (25 August 1786 – 30 June 1855) was an English author, journalist and traveller.
James Silk Buckingham (25 August 1786 – 30 June 1855) was an English author, journalist and traveller.
John Ross Browne
John Ross Browne, often called J. Ross Browne, date of birth sometimes given as 1917, was an Irish-born American traveler, artist and writer.
John Ross Browne, often called J. Ross Browne, date of birth sometimes given as 1917, was an Irish-born American traveler, artist and writer.
Ludwig August von Frankl
Ludwig August Ritter von Frankl-Hochwart was a Bohemian-Austrian writer and poet.
Ludwig August Ritter von Frankl-Hochwart was a Bohemian-Austrian writer and poet.
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.
Menachem ben Peretz of Hebron
Menachem ben Peretz of Hebron is the alleged-name of a French Jew who spent several years in Hebron in the first quarter of the 13th century.
Menachem ben Peretz of Hebron is the alleged-name of a French Jew who spent several years in Hebron in the first quarter of the 13th century.
Muhammad al-Idrisi
Abu Abd Allah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani al-Sabti or simply Al Idrisi was a Arab Muslim geographer, cartographer, Egyptologist and traveller who lived in Sicily, at the court ...
Abu Abd Allah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani al-Sabti or simply Al Idrisi was a Arab Muslim geographer, cartographer, Egyptologist and traveller who lived in Sicily, at the court ...
Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society
The Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society, also known as PPTS, provides a collection of medieval documents, primarily chronicles of individual pilgrims such as during the Crusades.
The Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society, also known as PPTS, provides a collection of medieval documents, primarily chronicles of individual pilgrims such as during the Crusades.
Petachiah of Ratisbon
Petachiah of Ratisbon, also known as Petachiah ben Yakov, Moses Petachiah, and Petachiah of Regensburg, was a Bohemian rabbi of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries ...
Petachiah of Ratisbon, also known as Petachiah ben Yakov, Moses Petachiah, and Petachiah of Regensburg, was a Bohemian rabbi of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries ...
Pietro Casola
Pietro Casola (1427 – November 6, 1507) was a Catholic Canon, born to a noble Italian family in Milan.
Pietro Casola (1427 – November 6, 1507) was a Catholic Canon, born to a noble Italian family in Milan.
Porphyrius (Uspensky)
Porphiry Uspenski was a Russian orientalist and the Kievan archbishop.
Porphiry Uspenski was a Russian orientalist and the Kievan archbishop.
Samuel ben Samson
Samuel ben Samson (also Samuel ben Shimshon) was a rabbi who lived in France and made a pilgrimage to Palestine in 1210, visiting a number of villages and cities there, including Jerusalem.
Samuel ben Samson (also Samuel ben Shimshon) was a rabbi who lived in France and made a pilgrimage to Palestine in 1210, visiting a number of villages and cities there, including Jerusalem.
William Henry Bartlett
William Henry Bartlett (March 26, 1809 – September 13, 1854) was a British artist, best known for his numerous steel engravings.
William Henry Bartlett (March 26, 1809 – September 13, 1854) was a British artist, best known for his numerous steel engravings.