Simone Assemani (February 19, 1752 – April 7, 1821), grand-nephew of

Giuseppe Simone Assemani Giuseppe Simone Assemani ( Classical Syriac : ܝܵܘܣܸܦ ܒܲܪ ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ , ( ''Yusuf ibn Siman as-Simani'', , ; July 27, 1687 – January 13, 1768) was a librarian, Lebanese Maronite orientalist, and Catholic bishop. For his efforts, an ...

, was born in

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. He was professor of

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. He is best known by his masterly detection of the literary imposture of Giuseppe Vella, a Maltese priest, which claimed to be a history of the

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Major works

Numismatics

*''Museo Cufico Naniano / illustrato dall' Abate Simone Assemani''. Padua 1787–88.

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-Edition Urbana, Ill.: Univ. of Illinois 1998. *''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.

Orientalism

*''Saggio sull'origine culto letteratura e costumi degli Arabi avanti Maometto''. Padua 1787. * *''Catalogo De'Codici Manoscritti Orientali Della Bibliotheca Naniana'' / Compilato Dall' Abate Simone Assemani Professore Di Lingue Oriental. Padua 1792.

References

* 1752 births 1820 deaths 18th-century Italian people 19th-century Italian people Italian numismatists Italian orientalists Christian Hebraists Italian Hebraists Italian people of Lebanese descent {{coin-stub