Petrus Morinus
Appearance
Petrus Morinus, also known as Pierre Morin (1531–1608) was a French biblical scholar.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Paris, he moved to Italy, where he worked for a time with Paulus Manutius in Venice. He later taught Greek in Vicenza and Ferrara. By 1575, he was in Rome, working on editions of the Bible in the Vatican.[1] He was also an editor of the Septuagint and the Vulgate.[2]
Death
[edit]Morinus passed away in Rome in 1608.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Etienne Pasquier (1974). Briefe, franz (in French). Librairie Droz. p. 95 note. ISBN 978-2-600-02480-8. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ a b Illustrations of Biblical Literature, vol. II, Rev. James Townley, 1856