Thomas Hyde
Thomas Hyde (born June 29, 1636 in Billingsley near Bridgnorth , Shropshire , † February 18, 1703 in Oxford ) was an English orientalist and linguist . The first mention of the word dualism goes back to him.
His father, who was the rector, taught him knowledge of the Near Eastern languages at an early age . At the age of sixteen he began studying at King's College , Cambridge with Abraham Wheelock . His rapid progress in understanding Arabic, Persian and Syrian texts enabled him to work under Brian Walton on an edition of the Polyglot Bible .
As a chess historian, Hyde appeared in 1689 with the book Historia shailudii , which is considered the first scientific chess history book .
In 1691 he succeeded Edward Pococke as Laudian Professor of Arabic, a major professor of Arabic at Oxford University , and in 1697 took over Roger Altham's place as Regius Professor of Hebrew .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Edward James Rapson, Hyde, Thomas (1636-1703) in the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 28 on Wikisource.
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| SURNAME | Hyde, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English orientalist and linguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1636 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Billingsley (Shropshire) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1703 |
| Place of death | Oxford |