Godefroy Zumoffen

Godefroy Zumoffen, SJ (1848 in Salgesch, Switzerland – 1928) was a Swiss Jesuit archaeologist and geologist notable for his work on prehistory in Lebanon.^[1]

He is known particularly for pioneering Lebanese archaeology, and for discovering several sites including the Antelias Cave. He produced the first geological map of Lebanon and authored a book about its prehistory, La Phénicie avant les phéniciens: l'âge de la pierre.^[a][2][3]