Ludovico Marracci (6 October 1612 – 5 February 1700), also known by Luigi Marracci,[1] was an Italian Oriental scholar and professor of Arabic in the College of Wisdom at Rome.[2][3][4][5]
He is chiefly known as the publisher and editor of Quran of Muhammad in Arabic. He is also well known for translating Quran in Latin, editing an Arabic Bible translation, and numerous other works.[2][3][4][6]
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- ^ Mills, Charles (1818). On history on Muhammedanism. Kingsbury.
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