Birthdate: November 24, 1784
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lausanne, Switzerland
Died: October 15, 1817
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, also known as John Lewis and Jean Louis, was a Swiss traveller, geographer, and Orientalist. During his travels in Arabia, he assumed the alias Sheikh Ibrahim Ibn Abdallah. Burckhardt wrote his letters in French and signed as Louis. He is renowned for rediscovering the ancient Nabataean city of Petra in Jordan and the temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt, both iconic examples of rock-cut architecture. His contributions to exploration and archaeology have had a lasting impact on the study of ancient civilizations in the Middle East.
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