Félicien de Saulcy (1807-1880), scholar
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Louis Félicien Joseph Caignart de Saulcy (1807-1880) was a French scholar.
Biography
Orientalist, archaeologist, numismatic.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Saulcy conducted first archaeological excavations in Israel (Tombs of Kings in Jerusalem) and was first to catalog ancient Hebrew coins.
Books
- Derniers jours de Jérusalem (1866 Sualcy), book
- Histoire d'Hérode, roi des Juifs (1867 Saulcy), book
- Sept siècles de l'histoire judaïque: depuis la prise de Jérusalem par Nabuchodonosor jusqu'a la prise de Bettir par les Romans (1874 Sualcy), book
- Histoire des Machabées; ou, Princes de la dynastie asmonéenne (1880 Saulcy), book
- Numismatique de la Terre Sainte; description des monnaies autonomes et impériales de la Palestine et de l'Arabie Pétrée (Paris 1874)
- Histoire des Machabées; ou, Princes de la dynastie asmonéenne (1880 Saulcy), book