Alfons Gabriel (1894–1976) was an Austrian geographer, explorer and travel writer who made several trips to the deserts of Iran, during 1927–8, 1933, and 1937. Gabriel wrote five books about his trips and findings. His book (1935) is translated into Persian. Bibliography , Munich and Berlin, 1929. , Stuttgart, 1935. , Stuttgart, 1939. , wildes Iran. Drei Jahre Forschungsfahrten in Wüsten und Steppen. 3d edition, Stuttgart, 1942. Fremde Meere, Dschungeln und Wüsten. Vienna, Universum, 1948 , Vienna, 1952 References 1892 births 1976 deaths Austrian explorers Austrian geographers Austrian travel writers Explorers of Asia 20th-century geographers