Jacob Alting (27 September 1618 – 20 August 1679) was a Dutch

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

and

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

. He was professor at the

University of Groningen The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG; nl, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, abbreviated as RUG) is a public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Founded in 1614, the university is th ...

: in 1643 in oriental languages and in 1667 in theology. His publications were overseen in 1687 by

Balthasar Bekker Balthasar Bekker (20 March 1634 – 11 June 1698) was a Dutch minister and author of philosophical and theological works. Opposing superstition, he was a key figure in the end of the witchcraft persecutions in early modern Europe. His best k ...

. Alting was born in

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

, where his father Hendrik Alting was a professor. The 1618/1619 Synod of Dort forced the family to move to

Leiden Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wi ...

in 1622 and to Groningen in 1627.

References

''Schaff-Herzog'' article on the father mentions him

Profile at Groningen University

External links

* 1618 births 1679 deaths Dutch Calvinist and Reformed theologians Dutch philologists 17th-century philologists Dutch orientalists Academic staff of the University of Groningen 17th-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians Writers from Heidelberg {{Netherlands-academic-bio-stub