George Sale (1697-1736) was an English Orientalist scholar and practising solicitor, best known for his 1734 translation of the Quran into English. In 1748, after having read Sale's translation, Voltaire wrote his own essay "De l'Alcoran et de Mahomet".
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Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1697 to 1736 · aged 39
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