Alfons Gabriel

Dr. Gabriel (1892-1976) was a geographer and travel writer from Austria who made several trips (1927-8, 1933, 1937) to Iran's deserts. He wrote five books about his trips and findings. His book Durch Persiens Wüsten (1935) is translated into Persian.

Books by Alphons Gabriel:

A. Gabriel, Im weltfernen Orient, Munich and Berlin, 1929.
----------, Durch Persiens Wüsten, Stuttgart, 1935.
----------, Aus dem Einsamkeiten Irans, Stuttgart, 1939.
----------, Weites, wildes Iran, Stuttgart, 1942.
----------, Die Erforschung Persiens, Vienna, 1952
(detailed illustrated review of explorer-travelers in Persia, esp. pp. 56-60, 93-99, 174-99, 243-52, 301-17)


This is the only picture of Gabriel (and his wife) that I was able to find on the Internet. It is copyrigth material taken from here. I guess the picture was taken in the small village of Aroosan. Gabriel has beautiful things to say about Aroosan in his books.