Simone Assemani

Simone Assemani (* February 19, 1752 in Rome, Papal States, † April 7, 1821 in Padua ) was an Orientalist.

Life

Simone Assemani, coming from the Maronitenfamilie Assemani and a great-nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani was twelve years as a missionary before he studied languages ​​in Syria in Rome. In 1785 he became professor of Oriental languages ​​in Padua.

Assemani was one of the greatest orientalists of his time and made especially for the older numismatics deserves.

Works

Numismatics (selection)

  • Museo Cufico Naniano '. Padua 1787-1788
  • 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

Oriental (selection)

  • Saggio sull'origine culto letteratura e costumi degli Arabi avanti Maometto. Padua in 1787.
  • Globe caelestis Cufico - Arabicus Veliterni Musei Borgiani a Simone Assemano illustratus, praemissa eiusdem De astronomia Arabum dissertatione et adiectis Duabus epistolis Josephi Toaldi. Padua 1790.
  • Catalogo De'Codici Manoscritti ORIENTALI Della Bibliotheca Naniana.Padua 1792.
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