Louis Maracci, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Maracci

Italian priest

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1612

Place of Birth: Camaiore, Tuscany, Italy

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1700

Profession: Catholic priest, translator, orientalist

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Louis (or Ludovico) Maracci (6 October 1612 – 5 February 1700), best known by name Lewis Maracci, was an Italian Oriental scholar and professor of Arabic in the College of Wisdom at Rome.He is chiefly known as the publisher and editor of Quran of Muhammad in Arabic.
He is also well known for translating Quran in Latin, editing an Arabic Bible translation, and numerous other works.