John Kitto (født 4. desember 1804 i Plymouth i England, død 25. november 1854 i Cannstatt i kongeriket Württemberg i Det tyske forbund) var en engelsk forfatter. Liv og virke Kitto vokste opp under vanskelige omstendigheter og mistet hørselen i sitt trettende år.
Han ble i 1825 ansatt ved et trykkeri og fikk anledning til å fortsette sine studier. Han viet seg deretter til forfatterskap innen de bibelske hjelpevitenskapers, særlig den bibelske topografis, område. Verker Kitto publiserte skriftene The Pictorial Bible (1838; 2. opplag 1855), The Lost Senses (1845), Daily Bible Illustrations (2 bind, 1849–1853). Uncle Oliver's travels in Persia (1838) The Pictorial History of Palestine and The Holy Land including a Complete History of the Jews (1839–40) Vol. I. Biblical History. Vol. II. Biblical History, Continued. Natural History And Geography. Palestine: the Physical Geography and Natural History of the Holy Land, Illustrated with Woodcuts (1841) The History of Palestine, From the Patriarchal Age to the Present Time (Textbook 1843) The Gallery of Scripture Engravings (1843) A Cyclopaedia of Biblical Literature (appeared in two volumes in 1843–1845 and edited under his superintendence); The Lost Senses: Deafness And Blindness (1845) Ancient Jerusalem (1846) Modern Jerusalem (1847) The Olive, Vine and Palm (1848) The Court and People of Persia (1848) The Tabernacle and its Furniture (1849) Daily Bible Illustrations (8 vols. 1849–1853) The Bible history of the Holy Land (1850) Domestic Arrangements of the Orientals (1853) The Pictorial Bible – being the Old and New Testaments according to authorized versions. Illustrated with Steel Engravings and Woodcuts representing landscape scenes, and subjects of natural history, costume and antiquities with Original Notes by John Kitto, D.D., F.S.A. – New edition, with additional notes, based on discoveries of recent travellers (4 volume set); London: W & R Chambers (1866) Referanser
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