Buxtorf, Johann, 1564-1629

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Name (Hebrew)
בוקסטורף, יוהנס, האב, 1564-1629
Name (Latin)
Buxtorf, Johann, 1564-1629
Other forms of name
Buxdorfius, Johannes, 1564-1629
Buxtorff, Johannes, 1564-1629
Buxtorf, Johann Jacob, 17th cent
Date of birth
1564-12-25
Date of death
1629-09-13
Place of birth
Kamen (Germany)
Place of residence/headquarters
Basel (Switzerland)
Field of activity
Hebraists
Associated Language
lat heb
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 41947846
Wikidata: Q71599
Library of congress: n 82056639
Sources of Information
  • His Epitome grammaticae hebraeae, 1716.
  • Wikipedia (viewed on June 25, 2016) :Johannes Buxtorf ((December 25, 1564 - September 13, 1629) was a celebrated Hebraist, member of a family of Orientalists; professor of Hebrew for thirty-nine years at Basel and was known by the title, "Master of the Rabbis". His massive tome, De Synagoga Judaica (1st. ed. 1603), scrupulously documents the customs and society of German Jewry in the early modern period)
  • LCN & OCALC: Buxtorf, Johann, 1564-1629
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Wikipedia description:

Johannes Buxtorf (Latin: Johannes Buxtorfius) (December 25, 1564 – September 13, 1629) was a celebrated Hebraist, member of a family of Orientalists; professor of Hebrew for thirty-nine years at Basel and was known by the title, "Master of the Rabbis". His massive tome, De Synagoga Judaica (1st. ed. 1603), scrupulously documents the customs and society of German Jewry in the early modern period. Buxtorf was the father of Johannes Buxtorf the Younger.

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