Jean-Pierre Isbouts

Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts is a historian, professor emeritus at Fielding Graduate University, and the author or coauthor of multiple books, including Mapping America: The Incredible Story and Stunning Hand-Colored Maps and Engravings that Created the United States , The da Vinci Legacy , The Dalí Legacy , National Geographic's The Ultimate Visual History of the World , The Biblical World , and In the Footsteps of Jesus , which together have sold over two million copies. Dr. Isbouts has been on...See more

Dr. Jean-Pierre Isbouts is a historian, professor emeritus at Fielding Graduate University, and the author or coauthor of multiple books, including Mapping America: The Incredible Story and Stunning Hand-Colored Maps and Engravings that Created the United States , The da Vinci Legacy , The Dalí Legacy , National Geographic's The Ultimate Visual History of the World , The Biblical World , and In the Footsteps of Jesus , which together have sold over two million copies. Dr. Isbouts has been on numerous radio and TV shows and is the host of several TV series for The Great Courses, including the best-selling The History and Archaeology of the Bible , In the Footsteps of Vincent van Gogh , and Searching for the Historical Jesus . He has also directed several programs for Disney, ABC, Hallmark, and the History Channel, working with actors such as Leonard Nimoy, Charlton Heston, Dick Van Dyke, and Morgan Freeman, and produced recordings with orchestras around the world. Dr. Isbouts lives in Santa Monica, California. See less