Reverend Luigi Chiarini | |
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| Born | April 26, 1789 |
| Died | 3 March 1832 (aged 42) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Catholic priest, translator, university teacher, orientalist |
| Known for | First translation of the Talmud in French |
| Title | abbot |
| Board member of | Jewish Committee (Komitet Starozakonnych) |
| Parent(s) | Antonio Chiarini and Stella Chiarini (née Casagli) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Pisa |
| Doctoral advisor | Luca Antonio Pagnini[1] |
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| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Hebrew scholar, Ancient Near Eastern Linguist |
| Sub-discipline | Talmud specialist |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral students | Albert Kazimirski de Biberstein |
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Luigi Chiarini was an Italian abbot, orientalist and translator, born near Montepulciano (Italy), April 26, 1789, died February 28, 1832, in Warsaw (Poland), known for the first translation of the Talmud (Talmud of Babylon and Talmud of Jerusalem) in French. His translation of the Talmud benefited from a grant from Tsar Nicholas I (Emperor of Russia).[3]