Giuseppe Luigi Assemani [SEP] place of death
Giuseppe Luigi Assemani
Giuseppe Luigi Assemani (1710 on Mount Lebanon TripoliFebruary 9, 1782 in Rome) was a Lebanese Catholic priest, an orientalist and a Professor of Oriental languages in Rome.
Assemani came from a well known family of Lebanese Maronites that included several notable Orientalists. His uncle was Archbishop Giuseppe Simone Assemani whom he helped with his writings; besides assisting his uncle he also studied in Rome and was appointed by the Pope, firstly as the Professor of Syriac at the Sapienza and later as the Professor of liturgy by
Assemani
Assemani is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Giuseppe Simone Assemani (1687–1768), Lebanese Maronite Orientalist
- Stefano Evodio Assemani (1709–1782), nephew of Giuseppe Simone
- Giuseppe Luigi Assemani (1710–1782), nephew of Giuseppe Simone and cousin of Stefano Evodio
- Simone Assemani (1752–1820), grandnephew of Giuseppe Simone
See also.
- Codex Assemanius