Arnoult de Lisle

Arnoult de Lisle (1556–1613) was a French physician, Arabist, and diplomat of the 16th and 17th centuries.

As a young physician, he married the daughter of Louis Duret, a follower of Avicenna, in 1586.

Morocco (1588–98)

In 1587, Arnoult de Lisle was appointed at 31 as the first professor of the chair of Arabic founded for him by Henry III of France at the Collège de France, and received the title of "lecteur et professeur du Roy en langue Arabique". Abudacnus worked as an interpreter for him at the College de France.

In 1606–7, Henry IV of France again sent Arnoult de Lisle to Morocco as ambassador, in order to obtain the observance of past friendship treaties.