Henry Albert Schultens
Hendrik Albert Schultens (25 February 1749 – 12 August 1793) was a third generation Dutch linguist.
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| Born | Hendrik Albert Schultens 25 February 1749 |
| Died | 12 August 1793 |
Life
[edit]Shultens was born in Herborn. He was the son of Jan Jacob Schultens, orientalist and professor at Leiden University and Suzanna Amalia Schramm, and was the grandson of Albert Schultens.[1] Schultens studied orientalism in Leiden. He traveled to England and studied at Wadham College, Oxford,[2] where he became Magister Artium, honoris causa, in 1773. He became professor in Eastern languages, first in Amsterdam, and then in Leiden. He married Catharina Elisabeth de Sitter.
Schultens published a translation (to Latin) and edition of Persian scholar Al-Zamakhshari, "Anthologia sententiarum Arabicarum: Cum scholiis Zamachsjarii" (1772).[3] He was also the author of an edition of ancient Eastern fables, "Pars versionis arabicae libri Colailah wa Dimnah, sive Fabularum Bidpai philosophi Indi" (1786).[4]
He died in Leiden in 1793, leaving an edition of Al-Maydani unfinished.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Google Books Anthologia sententiarum Arabicarum: Cum scholiis Zamachsjarii
- ^ WorldCat Title Pars versionis arabicae libri Colailah wa Dimnah, etc.
External links
[edit]- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 382.
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