Name

Levinus Warnerus

Original name

Levinus Warner

Main activity

Diplomat

Secondary activity

Scholar

Title

Name variations

Levin Warner"

Education place

Bremen, Leiden

Education institution

Gymnasium Illustre in Bremen, Leiden University

Activity place

Leiden, Istanbul

Activity institution

Activity start date

1645

Activity end date

1665

Place of birth

Lippe

Date of birth

1618

Place of death

Istanbul

Date of death

1665

Bibliographical references

Descriptive card

A German-born Orientalist scholar, Levinus Warner is today best remembered for his outstanding collection of oriental manuscripts now in Leiden University Library. Among his large collection of manuscripts, there are three Qur'an manuscripts. Some of his notebooks are also dedicated to studying the Qur'an.

Entry author

Kentaro Inagaki