Stephen Sewall (orientalist)

Steven Sewell
Born	(1734-03-24)March 24, 1734 York, Maine
Died	July 23, 1804(1804-07-23) (aged 70) Boston, Province of Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Academic background
Alma mater	Harvard University
Academic work
Discipline	Linguistics
Sub-discipline	Hebrew
Institutions	Harvard University

Stephen Sewall (March 24, 1734 – July 23, 1804) was an American professor of Hebrew and Oriental languages at Harvard University. He was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1780) and was considered one of the greatest scholars of his generation.

He replaced Judah Monis as the lecturer in Hebrew at his alma mater shortly after he graduated in 1761.

References

• Goldman, Yosef. Hebrew Printing in America, 1735-1926, A History and Annotated Bibliography (YGBooks 2006). ISBN 1-59975-685-4.
• Papers of Stephen Sewall, 1764-1797