Celestino Schiaparelli
Celestino Schiaparelli (born May 14, 1841 in Savigliano , † 1919 in Rome ), younger brother of the astronomer Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli and father of the stylist Elsa Schiaparelli , was an Italian Arabist and student of Michele Amari . From 1873 to 1874 he was Professor of Arabic Studies at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Florence , then at the University of Rome from 1875 to 1916, and from 1885 to 1903 first librarian at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei . He devoted his studies in particular to the relationship between the Islamic world and Italian states of the Middle Ages. Like his brother, he was also a member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino .
Works
- "Vocabulista in arabico" (1871)
- L'Italia descritta nel Libro del re Ruggero compilato da Edrisi . Testo Arabo pubblicato con versione e note per M. Amari e C. Schiaparelli, Roma 1883
- An edition of Ibn Hamdis' divan (1897)
- Translation of the Riḥla by Ibn Jubair (1906)
literature
- Giorgio Levi Della Vida : Schiaparelli, Celestino , in: Enciclopedia Italiana, Roma 1936 ( online at treccani.it)
Web links
- Entry in Treccani.it
- Entry in Sapere.it
- The Vocabulista online at archive.org - [1]
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schiaparelli, Celestino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian arabist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Savigliano |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1919 |
| Place of death | Rome |