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Ernst Schultz
A 19th-century scholar-diplomat whose writing and research helped bring the history, geography, and monuments of Jerusalem and the Holy Land to a wider audience. His firsthand observations offer a fascinating window into the region during a period of growing European interest.
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About the author
Ernst Gustav Schultz (1811–1851) was a German Orientalist and Prussian diplomat. He served first as Prussia’s vice-consul in Jerusalem and became the city’s first Prussian consul, holding the post from 1842 until his death in 1851.
Schultz combined diplomatic work with the study of biblical geography, archaeology, and the history of Jerusalem and Palestine. His publications included Jerusalem, eine Vorlesung (1845) and writings on journeys through Samaria and Galilee, while his observations and maps contributed to the developing modern study of the region.