Louis-Adrien Berbrugger
Louis-Adrien Berbrugger was a French archeologist and philologist.
Berbrugger was born in Paris. He was an Arabist, with a Muslim wife, who set up the National Library in Algiers.Honors and accomplishments
He died in Algiers. His memorial lists his honors and accomplishments :
- Curator of the library and museum of Algiers.
- President of the Algerian Historical Society.
- Member of the general council of the province of Algiers.
- Colonel of the Algerian militia.
- Commander of the French Legion of Honor.
- Commander of the Order of Nichan Iftikhar.
- Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.
Selected writings
- Nouveau dictionnaire de poche français-espagnol et espagnol-français, - New French-Spanish and Spanish-French pocket dictionary.
- Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842, - Scientific exploration of Algeria from 1840 to 1842.
- Les époques militaires de la Grande Kabilie, - The military eras of the Great Kabylia.
- Le Pégnon d'Alger, ou, Les origines du gouvernement Turc en Algérie, - The Peñón of Algiers, or, the origins of the Turkish government in Algeria
- Le tombeau de la chrétienne, mausolée des rois mauritaniens de la dernière dynastie, - The Christian tomb at the Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania of the last dynasty.
