SCALIGER, JOSEPH JUSTUS

SCALIGER, JOSEPH JUSTUS
   eminent scholar, son of the following, born at Agen; educated by his father; followed in his father's footsteps, and far surpassed him in scholarship; travelled over Europe, and became a zealous Protestant; accepted the chair of belles lettres in the University of Leyden on condition that he should not be called upon to lecture, and gave himself up to a life of study, especially on matters philological and literary; was a man of universal knowledge, and the creator of modern chronology (1540-1609).

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  • Joseph Justus Scaliger — (August 5, 1540, Agen – January 21, 1609, Leiden) was a French religious leader and scholar, known for expanding the notion of classical history from Greek and Ancient Roman history to include Persian, Babylonian …   Wikipedia

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