-
Rank
Professor -
Degree
PhD -
Specialization
Letters & Human Sciences -
Major
History of Arts & Archeology -
Research Field
Archaeology – History of Art and Religions – Oriental Heritage
Born in Baalbek, 1942
Scientific Qualifications
- State PhD in Letters & Human Sciences from Sorbonne University - Paris 1 in 1978;
- Merit in the History of Arts & Archeology from Sorbonne University - Paris in 1969;
- Bachelor of Arts from Sorbonne University - Paris in 1968.
Professional Career
- Lecturer at the Department of Arts & Archeology at the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences of the Lebanese University in 1973;
- Head of the Department of Arts & Archeology at the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences (Branch 2) between 1984-1985;
- Head of several university committees responsible for modifying and developing archeology programs at the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences between 1994-2007;
- Lecturer at the Faculty of Medical Sciences between 1985-1987;
- Consultant delegated from the Lebanese University for Scientific and Computational Management for the library of the French Institute for Near Eastern Archeology between 1989-1992;
- Consultant delegated from the Lebanese University to the University of Balamand to establish the Institute of History, Archeology & Oriental Heritage in 1991;
- Lecturer in the departments of History, Geography, Archeology and History of Civilizations at the Arab University of Beirut, Saint Joseph University, and the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik;
- Assistant Professor of Oriental Archeology at the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences in Sorbonne University - Paris between 1968-1969;
- Archaeologist at the Directorate General of Antiquities of the Ministry of Culture in Lebanon between 1969-1975;
- Member of the Reading Committee (Berytus) Journal of Archeology at the American University of Beirut in 1986;
- Member of the Reading Committee in Syria (Journal of Oriental Art & Archeology/French Institute of Near Eastern Archeology) in 1992;
- Member of the Committee for Reading the Bulletin of Lebanese Archeology & Architecture issued by the Directorate General of Antiquities in 1994;
- Head of the Underground Studies and Research Group in Lebanon in 1993;
- Author of several books and research publications specialized in archeology, art history and religions;
Passed away in October 2022.
