Haim Goren

Prof. Haim Goren (1946-2025) was a leading historical geographer and Professor Emeritus at Tel-Hai Academic College. His research focuses on European scientific activity in Ottoman Palestine and the Near East during the nineteenth century, especially the development of modern cartography and geographical knowledge. His publications are widely recognized as foundational works in the field. Among his books, Dead Sea Level: Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East (I.B. Tauris, 2011); Mapping the Holy Land: The Foundation of a Scientific Cartography of Palestine (I.B. Tauris,2017); The Loss of a Minute Is Just So Much Loss of Life: Edward Robinson and Eli Smith in the Holy Land (Brepols, 2020).