Gabriel Camps
Encyclopedia
Gabriel Camps was a French historian, founder of the Encyclopédie berbère
and considered a prestigious scholar in Berber
historical studies.
later in Algiers
and graduated as PhD at Algiers University with a research about Massinissa, called Aux origines de la Berbérie (To the origins of the Berbers).
In 1959, Gabriel Camps entered the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). From 1962 to 1969, he worked as director of the Centre de recherches anthropologiques, préhistoriques et ethnologiques (CRAPE) and of the National Ethnographic and Prehistoric Museum of Bardo
at Algiers. He also directed the Institut de recherches sahariennes and the magazine Libyca.
In 1969, he moved to Aix-en-Provence
, where he worked as professor of the University of Provence
. There he founded the Laboratoire d'anthropologie et de préhistoire de la Méditerranée occidentale (LAPMO), frequented by numerous students, mostly from Maghreb countries.
Gabriel Camps studied the pre-Roman epochs of North Africa, but also the Berber kingdoms, the African tribes, the Libyan scripts, and the Punic world. Most of this work focussed on Berber history and in 1984 he was the founder and first editor-in-chief of the Encyclopédie berbère
, launched under the aegis of UNESCO.
The biggest part of Camps's research was done in Algeria, although he worked also on Corsica
.
He died in 2002; on his death, the Algerian Minister of Culture expressed his condolences to the University
Encyclopédie berbère
Encyclopédie berbère is a French-language encyclopaedia dealing with subjects related to the Berber people. It was launched in 1984 under the aegis of UNESCO and is published by Editions Edisud. Its first editor-in-chief was Gabriel Camps...
and considered a prestigious scholar in Berber
Berber people
Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis, in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River. Historically they spoke the Berber language or varieties of it, which together form a branch...
historical studies.
Biography
Gabriel Camps was born in Misserghine (Algeria). He studied first in OranOran
Oran is a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the second largest city of the country.It is the capital of the Oran Province . The city has a population of 759,645 , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second largest...
later in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
and graduated as PhD at Algiers University with a research about Massinissa, called Aux origines de la Berbérie (To the origins of the Berbers).
In 1959, Gabriel Camps entered the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). From 1962 to 1969, he worked as director of the Centre de recherches anthropologiques, préhistoriques et ethnologiques (CRAPE) and of the National Ethnographic and Prehistoric Museum of Bardo
Bardo Museum
The Bardo National Museum is a museum located in Tunis, Tunisia.-Location:...
at Algiers. He also directed the Institut de recherches sahariennes and the magazine Libyca.
In 1969, he moved to Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
, where he worked as professor of the University of Provence
University of Provence
The University of Provence Aix-Marseille I is a public university mostly located in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. It is one of the three Universities of Aix-Marseille and is part of the Academy of Aix and Marseille.-Overview:...
. There he founded the Laboratoire d'anthropologie et de préhistoire de la Méditerranée occidentale (LAPMO), frequented by numerous students, mostly from Maghreb countries.
Gabriel Camps studied the pre-Roman epochs of North Africa, but also the Berber kingdoms, the African tribes, the Libyan scripts, and the Punic world. Most of this work focussed on Berber history and in 1984 he was the founder and first editor-in-chief of the Encyclopédie berbère
Encyclopédie berbère
Encyclopédie berbère is a French-language encyclopaedia dealing with subjects related to the Berber people. It was launched in 1984 under the aegis of UNESCO and is published by Editions Edisud. Its first editor-in-chief was Gabriel Camps...
, launched under the aegis of UNESCO.
The biggest part of Camps's research was done in Algeria, although he worked also on Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
.
He died in 2002; on his death, the Algerian Minister of Culture expressed his condolences to the University
Works
- Afrique du Nord au féminin, Perrin, 1992.
- Encyclopédie berbèreEncyclopédie berbèreEncyclopédie berbère is a French-language encyclopaedia dealing with subjects related to the Berber people. It was launched in 1984 under the aegis of UNESCO and is published by Editions Edisud. Its first editor-in-chief was Gabriel Camps...
, Édisud, 1985-2002 : 25 sections and more than 4,000 pages, half of them written by Camps. - Berbères, mémoire et identité, Errance, 1987. Republished in 2007, at Éditions Actes Sud
- Préhistoire d'une île. La Corse des origines, 1988, Errance, 1991.
- Introduction à la Préhistoire, Perrin, Collection Point Histoire, 1982.
- Atlas préhistorique du Midi méditerranéen français, 1978-1981 (a joint work directed by Camps)
- Les Berbères, aux marges de l'Histoire, Hespérides, 1980.
- Épipaléolithique méditerranéen, 1975 (a joint work directed by Camps)
- L'Homme de Cro-Magnon, 1970, Faton, 1992 (a joint work directed by Camps)