Arnoult de Lisle
Arnoult de Lisle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1556 Paris |
| Died | 25 November 1613 (aged about 57) Paris |
| Other names | Arnould de l'Isle, Arnulphus de Lislo, Arnulphus de Insulanus |
| Known for | Promoting relations between France and Morocco |
| Relatives | Louis Duret (father-in-law) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, Arabic culture |
| Institutions | Collège de France |
| Patrons | Henry III of France, Henry IV of France |
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".[1]
Arnoult de Lisle was soon sent to Morocco, however, to become physician to the Sultan of
Fès. Arnoult de Lisle was then succeeded by Étienne Hubert d'Orléans from 1598 to 1600.[1]
Professor of Arabic at the College de France (1598–1613)
He returned to France to become the professor of Arabic at the
Abudacnus worked as an interpreter for him at the College de France.[2]
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.
Notes
- ^ G. J. Toomerp.28ff
- G. J. Toomerp.95ff