Faith Community
Reformed Christianity; Catholic Church
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q315163 · wikidata
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Joseph Justus Scaliger
1540-08-05 – 1609-01-21
Life & Legacy
Joseph Justus Scaliger (; 5 August 1540 – 21 January 1609) was a Franco-Italian philologist and historian, known for expanding the notion of classical history from Greek and Ancient Roman history to include Persian, Babylonian, Jewish and Ancient Egyptian history. A Protestant convert, he spent the last sixteen years of his life in the Netherlands.
Occupation & Career
historian, writer, archaeologist, translator, university teacher, classical scholar, poet, numismatist, philologist, chronologist, humanist, physician
Education
College of Guienne; University of Paris; Collège de France
Faith & Community
Reformed Christianity; Catholic Church
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Animadversiones in chronologica Eusebii
Legacy Highlights
Church
Catholic Church · Reformed Christianity
Employer
Leiden University · University of Geneva
Notable Work
Animadversiones in chronologica Eusebii
Education & Institutions
Collège de France · College of Guienne · University of Paris
Verified Legacy Record
Family Father
Julius Caesar Scaliger
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q315163 · wikidata
Notable Work
Animadversiones in chronologica Eusebii
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q315163 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q315163 — wikidata View source
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