Isaac Joseph "Leonini" Azulay

Under the name "Joseph Leonini" (Leonini was the family name of his mother) he published in Berlin in 1794 a Spanish comedy, "El Delinquente Honrado," on the titlepage of which he describes himself as "Teacher of Princess Augusta and in the gymnasium of Berlin." He is said to have traveled to Prague in order to study at the university there, but was robbed of his money and found himself stranded in Berlin, where he resorted to the teaching of languages to gain a livelihood. Azulay subsequently settled in London, where he married Bella Friedlaender, a cousin of Chief Rabbi Herschell. He died in that city July 17, 1840.

Source: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2232-azulai-azulay#anchor10

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Giuessepe Leonini Azulay (1767?-1840), was the eldest son of H. Raphael Isaiah Azulai, who was himself the eldest son of H. Haim Joseph David Azulai (1724-1806), known as חיד"א.

Below is part of the English text from his tombstone:

• In Memory of
• Signor Yitzhak Leonini Azulay, M.A.
• 22 years Professor Regius to the Institute of Noble Cadets
• in Berlin, Tutor to H.R.H. Princess Royal of Prussia
• Member of several Learned Societies, etc., etc.
• Born at Leghorn, 2nd day of Succoth
• Died 16th day of Tamus, 17th July, 1840
• and his last words were

His name Giuseppe, or Joseph, would seem to indicate that he was named for his grandfather, but actually his שם קודש was יצחק ליאן.

The information from this post was obtained from R.D. Barnett's paper "Isaac Leonini Azulay," ("in collaboration with Gertrude Azulay, A. Schischa and Jacob Jacobson") in the JHSE 19. Incidentally, Barnett shows that he probably wasn't born in Livorno (i.e., Leghorn, as on the tombstone) but in Jerusalem.

R.D. Barnett's paper "Isaac Leonini Azulay," can be read in full at http://www.jhse.org/book/export/article/16675

• להגיד כי ישר ה’ צורי ולא עולתה בו