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Assemani is a family of Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 Maronites that included several notable Orientalists:
  • Giuseppe Simone Assemani
    Giuseppe Simone Assemani
    Giuseppe Simone Assemani , 1687–1768, was a Lebanese Maronite orientalist.-Life:Giuseppe Simone Assemani was born on August 27, 1687 in Hasroun, Mount Lebanon. When very young he was sent to the Maronite College in Rome, and was transferred thence to the Vatican library. He was ordained priest on...

     (1687-1768)
  • Stefano Evodio Assemani
    Stefano Evodio Assemani
    Stefano Evodio Assemani, , Lebanese orientalist, nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani and Giuseppe Luigi Assemani, was the chief assistant of his uncle Giuseppe Simone in his work in the Vatican library....

     (1709-1782), nephew of Joseph Simon
  • Giuseppe Luigi Assemani
    Giuseppe Luigi Assemani
    Giuseppe Luigi Assemani was a Lebanese orientalist and a Professor of Oriental languages at Rome.Assemani came from a well known family of Lebanese Maronites that included several notable Orientalists...

     (1710-1782), brother of Joseph Simon
  • Simone Assemani
    Simone Assemani
    Simone Assemani , grand-nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani, was born in Rome.He was professor of Oriental languages in Padua. 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 Saracens in...

     (1752-1820), grandnephew of Joseph Simon
  • Evangeliarum Assemani
    Codex Assemanius
    Codex Assemanius is a rounded Glagolitic Old Church Slavonic canon evangeliary consisting of 158 illuminated parchment folios, dated to early 11th century...

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