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. Conducted first archaeological excavations in Israel (Tombs of Kings in Jerusalem) and was first to catalogue ancient Hebrew coins.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
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
- 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