Guillaume Lejean (1 February, 1828 in Plouégat-Guérand - 2 February, 1871 in Plouégat-Guérand) was a Breton of French citizenship who was an explorer and ethnographer.[1]

Guillaume Marie Lejean
Born(1828-02-01)February 1, 1828
DiedFebruary 2, 1871(1871-02-02) (aged 43)
Occupation(s)Explorer, ethnographer
Ethnographic map of European Turkey and its vassal states. Guillaume Lejean, 1861.

Works edit

  • Ethnographie de la Turquie d'Europe (French for "Ethnography of Turkey of Europe."). Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1861
  • Voyage aux deux Nils (French for "Travel to the two Niles"). Paris, 1865–68
  • Théodore II, le nouvel empire d'Abyssinie et les intérèts francais (French for "Theodore II, the new empire of Abyssinia and the French interests"). Paris, 1865

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References edit

  1. ^ Robert Elsie, Texts and Documents of Albanian History. 1858 — 1869, Guillaume Lejean: Travels in Albania and Kosovo.