Stefano Evodio Assemani
Stefano Evodio Assemani (also: Stephan Evodius Assemani ; born April 15, 1707 in Tripoli (Lebanon) , † November 24, 1782 in Rome ) was a famous orientalist.
He was a seminarian at the Pontifical Maronite College , after studying in Rome he was custodian of the Biblioteca Vaticana and titular bishop of Apamea in Syria from 1768 . He was a nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani and cousin of Giuseppe Luigi Assemani .
Works (selection)
- Bibliothecae mediceae Laurentianae et Palatinae codicum ms. orientalium catalogus sub auspiciis Francisci III . Florence: Albizini 1742.
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Acta sanctorum martyrum orientalium et occidentalium . Rome 1748.
- Reprint: Westmead, Farnborough, Hants .: Gregg 1970.
- Catalogo della Biblioteca Chigiana giusta i cognomi degli autori ed i titoli anonimi coll'ordine alfabetico disposto sotto gli auspici dell'Eminentissimo e Reverendissimo Prencipe Flavio Chigi da Mons. Stefano Evodio Assemani, arcivescovo d'Apamea . Rome 1764.
literature
- Giorgio Levi della Vida : Assemani, Stefano Evodio. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 4: Arconati-Bacaredda. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1962.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Assemani, Stefano Evodio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Assemani, Stephan Ephodius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1707 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tripoli (Lebanon) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 24, 1782 |
| Place of death | Rome |