Giuseppe Simone Assemani | |
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Titular Archbishop of Tyre | |
Church | Maronite Church (to 1711) Latin Church (from 1711) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 7 December 1766 |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 July 1687 |
Died | January 13, 1768 Rome, Italy | (aged 80)
Giuseppe Simone Assemani (Classical Syriac : ܝܵܘܣܸܦ ܒܲܪ ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ , (Arabic: يوسف بن سمعان السمعاني Yusuf ibn Siman as-Simani, English: Joseph Simon Assemani, Latin: Iosephus Simonius Assemanus; July 27, 1687 – January 13, 1768) was a librarian, Lebanese[1][2][3] Maronite orientalist, and Catholic bishop. For his efforts, and his encyclopedic knowledge, he earned the nickname "The Great Assemani".