About Petrus Morinus
Lived 1531 – 1608 (aged 76–77). Petrus Morinus was a French biblical scholar, hellenist, university teacher, astrologer and catholic priest.
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. He was also an editor of the Septuagint and the Vulgate.
Death Morinus died in Rome in 1608.
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Who was Petrus Morinus?
French Biblical scholar
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Petrus Morinus was born in 1531 in Paris.
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Petrus Morinus died in 1608 in Rome.
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Petrus Morinus was a biblical scholar, hellenist, university teacher, astrologer and catholic priest.
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Petrus Morinus was French.
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