Henri Lammens (1862-1937), scholar

Henri Lammens (1862-1937) was a Belgian Lebanese scholar.

Biography

Born July 1, 1862 in Ghent, Belgium.

After joining the Jesuit Order, he settled permanently in Lebanon, beginning his career as an Orientalist at the School of Oriental Studies at the Jesuit College in Beirut in 1907.

Lammens died in Beirut, Lebanon on April 24, 1937.

Works on Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Origins

Books

• Fatima et les filles de Mahomet (Fatima and the Daughters of Muhammad / 1912 Lammens), book

• Le berceau de l'Islam: l'Arabie occidentale à la veille de l'hégire (The Cradle of Islam: Western Arabia on the Eve of the Hegira / 1914 Lammens), book

• La Mecque à la veille de l'Hégire (Mecca on the Eve of the Hegira / 1924 Lammens), book

• L'Arabie occidentale avant l'Hégire (Western Arabia before the Hegira / 1928 Lammens), book

External links

• Wikipedia -- Wikipedia.fr