Petrus Morinus Explained

Petrus Morinus or 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 for Paulus Manutius in Venice. He then taught Greek in Vicenza and Ferrara. By 1575 he was in Rome, working on editions of the Bible in the Vatican.^[1] He was an editor of the Septuagint and the Vulgate.^[2]

Death

Morinus died in Rome in 1608.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Etienne Pasquier. Briefe, franz. 24 August 2013. 1974. Librairie Droz. 978-2-600-02480-8. 95 note. fr.
2. Illustrations of Biblical Literature, vol. II, Rev. James Townley, 1856