Sistine Amama
Sixtinus Amama (born October 13, 1593 in Franeker ; † November 9, 1639 ibid) was a Dutch Reformed theologian and orientalist .
Life
Sixtinus Amama was born on October 13, 1593 in Franeker, a town in the Dutch province of Friesland . He studied Oriental languages from 1610 at the University of Franeker and later at the University of Oxford . From 1614 he also studied the Arabic language at the university in Leiden . In 1616 he became professor of literature and oriental languages at Franeker University , but before that he was examined because he was suspected of Arianism .
Works
- Dissertation, qua ostenditur praecipuos Papismi errores ex ignorantia Hebraismis ortum sumsisse (Franeker 1618)
- Censura vulgatae versionis quinque librorum Mosis (1620)
- Bybelsche conferentie, in welke de Nederl. overzetting probed wordt (Amsterdam 1623)
- Biblia in 't Nederduitsch (Amsterdam 1625)
- Antibarbarus biblicus (1628)
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Amama, Sixtinus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 139.
- Joachim Joseph Vos : Amama, Sistine . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 387 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amama, Sistine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch Reformed theologian and orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1593 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Franeker |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1639 |
| Place of death | Franeker |