Fromage, Pierre, 1678-1740

Jesuit missionary born in Laon, France, and died in Aleppo, Syria.

HMML ID
820566201893
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/820566201893
LC name
Fromage, Pierre, 1678-1740
HMML name
Fromage, Pierre, 1678-1740
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2022004928
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/262331233

Variants

  • Frumāj, Buṭrus
  • فرماج، بطرس

Personal information

Birth date
1678-05-12
Death date
1740-12-10
Centuries
17th century CE ● 18th century CE
Gender
Males
Place born
Place died
Associated countries
Egypt  ● France  ● Syria
Occupations
Fields of activity
Languages
Arabic ● French ● Italian

Affiliations

Affiliation

Personal relationships

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General notes

Description
Fromage, Pierre; born in Laon on May 12, 1678; entered Jesuits in Nancy in 1693; studied humanities, rhetoric, and theology; missionary to the Levant, spending several years in Egypt, then Syria; he died in Aleppo on December 10, 1740; he translated more than 30 works into Arabic
Citations
Carlos Sommervogel, Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, vol. 3 (Brussels: Oscar Schepens, 1892), col. 1039-1044, https://archive.org/details/bibliothquedelac03back/page/n5/mode/2up.
Description
بطرس فرماج = Buṭrus Frumāj
Citations
USJ 00653, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed January 13, 2022, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/505042.
Description
Letter to ʻAbd Allāh Zākhir
Citations
USJ 00737, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed May 18, 2023, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/505123.

Preferred citation

"Fromage, Pierre, 1678-1740." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified May 18, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/820566201893

Change notes

Date added
2021-06-01
Last edited
2023-05-18