Albert Augustus Isaacs
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Albert Augustus Isaacs was a 19th century historian and anthropologist, specializing in the history of the Jews and Arabs in the Middle East. Of major note is his biography of the Reverend Henry Aaron Stern
(1820–1885), published in 1886, who for more than forty years was a missionary amongst the Jews. The book contains an account of his labors and travels in Mesopotamia
, Persia, Arabia, Turkey
, Abyssinia
, and England
.
In the 1850s Isaacs made an extensive journey to Palestine
and published a book about The Dead Sea and his notes and observations made during a journey in 1857. In 1863 he published a book entitled, A Pictorial Tour in the Holy Land in which he illustrates the book with an abundance of photographs taken during another recent visit. In this book he documents nomadic Arab tribes such as the Qedarites and their way of living.
Later in 1900 he published a sketchy biography related to the missionary labors of Emma Herdman.
Henry Aaron Stern
Henry Aaron Stern was an Anglican missionary and captive in Abyssinia....
(1820–1885), published in 1886, who for more than forty years was a missionary amongst the Jews. The book contains an account of his labors and travels in Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is a toponym for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system, largely corresponding to modern-day Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and southwestern Iran.Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization, Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the...
, Persia, Arabia, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, Abyssinia
Ethiopian Empire
The Ethiopian Empire also known as Abyssinia, covered a geographical area that the present-day northern half of Ethiopia and Eritrea covers, and included in its peripheries Zeila, Djibouti, Yemen and Western Saudi Arabia...
, and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
In the 1850s Isaacs made an extensive journey to Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
and published a book about The Dead Sea and his notes and observations made during a journey in 1857. In 1863 he published a book entitled, A Pictorial Tour in the Holy Land in which he illustrates the book with an abundance of photographs taken during another recent visit. In this book he documents nomadic Arab tribes such as the Qedarites and their way of living.
Later in 1900 he published a sketchy biography related to the missionary labors of Emma Herdman.