How to Pronounce Jacob Alting
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Sep 27, 1618 Heidelberg, Baden Württemberg, Germany Died on 20 Aug 1679 (aged 60)
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About Jacob Alting
- Jacob Alting (27 September 1618 – 20 August 1679) was a Dutch philologist and theologian.
- He was professor at the University of Groningen: in 1643 in oriental languages and in 1667 in theology.
- His publications were overseen in 1687 by Balthasar Bekker. Alting was born in Heidelberg, where his father Hendrik Alting was a professor.
- The 1618/1619 Synod of Dort forced the family to move to Leiden in 1622 and to Groningen in 1627.
