Ferrari, Giovanni Battista, 1584-1655

Italian Jesuit specialist in Arabic and Hebrew languages at the Collegio romano who wrote works on botany. He learned Syriac from the Maronite College in Rome and subsequently published a Syriac-Latin dictionary.

HMML ID
551071879070
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/551071879070
LC name
Ferrari, Giovanni Battista, 1584-1655
HMML name
Ferrari, Giovanni Battista, 1584-1655
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr90011867
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/5039977

Variants

  • Ferrari, Giovan Battista
  • Ferrari, Jean-Baptiste
  • Ferrarius, Joannes Baptista
  • ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܥܢܐ ܦܪܪܐܪܝܘܣ

Name elements

Given names
Giovanni ● Battista
Family names
Ferrari

Personal information

Birth date
1584
Death date
1655-02-01
Centuries
16th century CE ● 17th century CE
Gender
Males
Place born
Place died
Place residence
Associated countries
Occupations
Fields of activity
Languages
Arabic ● Greek, Ancient ● Hebrew ● Italian ● Latin ● Syriac

Affiliations

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Employer

General notes

Citations
"Giovanni Baptista Ferrari," Wikipedia, accessed April 20, 2022, https://perma.cc/3ZJ6-CCXG.
Citations
APSTCH MANN 00088, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed April 20, 2022, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/533657.

Preferred citation

"Ferrari, Giovanni Battista, 1584-1655." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified November 30, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/person/551071879070

Change notes

Date added
2022-04-20
Last edited
2022-11-30

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