Petrus Morinus

Petrus Morinus, also known as Pierre Morin (1531–1608) was a French biblical scholar.

Life and career

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.{{cite book|author=Etienne Pasquier|title=Briefe, franz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jx7dkeF1ogIC&pg=PA95|accessdate=24 August 2013|year=1974|publisher=Librairie Droz|isbn=978-2-600-02480-8|page=95 note|language=fr}} He was also an editor of the Septuagint and the Vulgate.Illustrations of Biblical Literature, vol. II, Rev. James Townley, 1856

Death

Morinus passed away in Rome in 1608.

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Category:French biblical scholars

Category:1531 births

Category:1608 deaths

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