James (John) Edward Hanauer (1850–1938) was an author, photographer, and Canon of
St. George's Cathedral in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
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Biography
Descended from Swiss and Jewish ancestors, he was born in
Jaffa in what was then
Ottoman Syria; he moved to Jerusalem at an early age.
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Career
Hanauer was employed by Charles Warren
General Sir Charles Warren, (7 February 1840 – 21 January 1927) was an officer in the British Royal Engineers. He was one of the earliest European archaeologists of the Biblical Holy Land, and particularly of the Temple Mount. Much of his mi ...
's expedition to the Transjordan Transjordan may refer to:
* Transjordan (region), an area to the east of the Jordan River
* Oultrejordain, a Crusader lordship (1118–1187), also called Transjordan
* Emirate of Transjordan, British protectorate (1921–1946)
* Hashemite Kingdom of ...
, as a translator and assistant photographer, the beginning of his interest in research on the antiquities and folklore of the region and leading to his involvement with the Palestine Exploration Fund. His papers and correspondence were published in the ''Quarterly Statement'' of that British society after 1881, which also issued his booklet ''Table of the Christian and Mohammedan Eras'' in 1904; he was supplied with high quality photographic equipment to supplement his productions. Some of his collection of photographs were reproduced in his 1910 work, ''Walks about Jerusalem''; his brother and son were also active in this field. In 1907 his ''Folk-lore of the Holy Land: Moslem, Christian and Jewish'' was published in London.[
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References
Bibliography (partial list)
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*(pref. 1904):
A table of the Christian and the Mohammedan eras from July 15th, A.D. 622, the date of the Hejira, to A.D. 1900
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*(1904):
Tales told in Palestine
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*(1907):
Folk-lore of the Holy Land. Moslem, Christian and Jewish
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**Alternative:
Folk-lore of the Holy Land. Moslem, Christian and Jewish
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*(1910):
Walks about Jerusalem
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1850 births
1938 deaths
Folklorists
Palestinian Anglican priests
19th-century photographers
Palestinian photographers
Early photographers in Palestine
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