Giuseppe Simone Assemani

Giuseppe Simone Assemani
Titular Archbishop of Tyre
ChurchMaronite Church (to 1711)
Latin Church (from 1711)
Orders
Consecration7 December 1766
Personal details
Born27 July 1687
DiedJanuary 13, 1768(1768-01-13) (aged 80)
Rome, Italy

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".

  1. ^ Dolezalek, Isabelle; Guidetti, Mattia, eds. (2022). Rediscovering Objects from Islamic Lands in Enlightenment Europe. Routledge. p. 82. ISBN 9780367615956.
  2. ^ Pontani, Anna (2014). "Postille assemaniane". Quaderni per la storia dell'università di Padova. 47 (47): 161–163. doi:10.1400/238863.
  3. ^ Pazzaglia, Chiara (2020). "Vela, Vincenzo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. 98: 468–489.

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