Thomas van Erpe
Dutch linguist
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Thomas van Erpe's Degrees
- PhD Linguistics University of Amsterdam
- Masters Linguistics University of Groningen
- Bachelors Linguistics University of Groningen
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Thomas van Erpe, also known as Thomas Erpenius , Dutch Orientalist, was born at Gorinchem, in Holland. He was the first European to publish an accurate book of Arabic grammar. After completing his early education at Leiden, he entered the university of that city, and in 1608 took the degree of master of arts. On the advice of Scaliger he studied Oriental languages whilst taking his course of theology. He afterwards travelled in England, France, Italy and Germany, forming connections with learned men, and availing himself of the information which they communicated. During his stay at Paris he contracted a friendship with Casaubon, which lasted during his life, and also took lessons in Arabic from an Egyptian, Joseph Barbatus, otherwise called Abu-dakni. However, given the limited knowledge Barbatus had in Arabic he later took lessons under the Moroccan diplomat of Andalusian origin Aḥmad ibn Qāsim Al-Ḥajarī who was in France on a mission.
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