Cristoforo Armeno


Cristoforo Armeno
کریستوف ارمنی
BornBefore 1534
DiedAfter 1557
Other namesChristophe the Armenian
Occupation(s)Translator, Writer
Notable workPeregrinaggio di tre giovani figliuoli del re di Serendippo

Cristoforo Armeno or Christophe the Armenian, born in Tabriz in the 16th century, was a translator from Persian. He is notably credited with the first translation from Persian to Italian of the Peregrinaggio di tre giovani figliuoli del re di Serendippo (The Three Princes of Serendip), in its editio princeps from Venice by the publisher Michele Tramezzino in 1557.