Simone Assemani
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Simone Assemani, (1752 - 1820) grand-nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani, was born in Tripoli, Lebanon.
He was professor of Oriental languages in Padua. He is best known by his masterly detection of the literary imposture of Vella, which claimed to be a history of the Saracens in Syria.
[edit] Major Works
[edit] Numismatics
- Museo Cufico Naniano / illustrato dall' Abate Simone Assemani. Padua 1787-88. Microfilm-Edition Urbana, Ill.: Univ. of Illinois 1998.
- Sopra le Monete Arabe effigiate. Padua 1809.
- Spiegazione di due rarissime medaglie cufiche della famiglia degli Ommiadi appartenenti al Museo Majnoni in Milano. Milan, 1818.
[edit] Orientalism
- Saggio sull'origine culto letteratura e costumi degli Arabi avanti Maometto. Padua 1787.
- Globus caelestis Cufico-Arabicus Veliterni Musei Borgiani a Simone Assemano illustratus, praemissa eiusdem De Arabum astronomia dissertatione et adiectis Duabus epistolis Josephi Toaldi. Padua 1790.
- Catalogo De'Codici Manoscritti Orientali Della Bibliotheca Naniana / Compilato Dall' Abate Simone Assemani Professore Di Lingue Oriental. Padua 1792.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Assemani, Simone |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Assemani, Simon |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Lebanese Orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1752 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tripoli, Lebanon |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1821 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Padova, Italy |
