Yaqob Beyene

Yaqob Beyene
Born(1936-01-08)8 January 1936
Maiberazio, Ethiopia
Died8 May 2025(2025-05-08) (aged 89)
EducationUniversity of Naples "L'Orientale"
Occupation(s)Translator
Academic

Yaqob Beyene (8 January 1936 – 8 May 2025) was an Ethiopian translator and academic.[1]

Educated at the University of Naples "L'Orientale", he studied the Tigrinya language and translated the four-volume Maṣḥafa Mesṭir, originally written by Giyorgis of Segla.[2]

Beyene died in Capaccio Paestum on 8 May 2025, at the age of 89.[3]

Works

Books

  • L'unzione di Cristo nella teologia etiopica : contributo di ricerca su nuovi documenti etiopici inediti (1981)

Translations

  • Storia d'Etiopia (1987)
  • Il libro del mistero (Mashafa mestir), vol. 1 (1990)
  • Il libro del mistero (Mashafa mestir), vol. 2 (1993)

References

  1. ^ "Ci ha lasciati il prof. Yaqob Beyene, maestro di lingue e culture etiopiche". University of Naples "L'Orientale" (in Italian). 9 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Segnalazioni/Libri ricevuti" (PDF). ethnorema.it (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Prof. Yaqob Beyene (January 8th 1936 – May 8th 2025)". ISMEO.