Giuseppe Simone Assemani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Giuseppe Simone Assemani

Maronite orientalist

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1686

Place of Birth: Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon

Date of Death: 13-Jan-1768

Profession: librarian, Catholic priest, orientalist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Giuseppe Simone Assemani (Arabic: ???? ?? ????? ????????? Yusuf ibn Siman as-Simani, English: Joseph Simon Assemani, Latin: Ioseph Simonius Assemanus), was born on July 27, 1687 in Hasroun, Lebanon and died on January 13, 1768 in Rome.
Assemani was a librarian, Lebanese orientalist and Maronite eparch.
For his efforts, and his encyclopedic knowledge, he earned the nickname "The Great Assemani".