Thomas Van Erpe
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| Date of birth | September 11,1584 |
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| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Gorinchem |
| Netherlands | |
| Date of died | November 13,1624 |
| Died | Leiden |
| Netherlands | |
| Academic advisor | Joseph Justus Scaliger |
| Notable student | Jacobus Golius |
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| ID | 1007576 |
About Thomas Van Erpe
Thomas van Erpe [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.