# Denis Chavis

> Dom Denis Chavis or Dīyūnisūs Shāwīsh was a Syrian priest and monk who flourished in the 1780s. He was a key contributor to the version of the Thousand and One Nights published as Continuation des Mille et Une Nuits in Geneva in 1788-89, which had a lasting influence on conceptions of the contents of the Nights.

*Syrian priest and monk*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Dom Denis Chavis or Dīyūnisūs Shāwīsh was a Syrian priest and monk who flourished in the 1780s. He was a key contributor to the version of the Thousand and One Nights published as Continuation des Mille et Une Nuits in Geneva in 1788-89, which had a lasting influence on conceptions of the contents of the Nights.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.8
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85756365)

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