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George Sale - Definition and Overview

George Sale (1697? - 1736), orientalist, a Kentish man, and practising solicitor. In 1734 he published a translation of the Koran. He also assisted in the Universal History, and was one of the correctors of the Arabic New Testament issued by the S. P. C. K..

This article is originally from A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature.
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