Samuel Pitiscus (30 March 1637 – 1 February 1727) is a Dutch historian and classicist. He was a nephew of
Bartholomaeus Pitiscus.
Biography
Samuel Pitiscus was born in
Zutphen
Zutphen () is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some 30 km northeast of Arnhem, on the eastern bank of the river Ijssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. First mentioned in th ...
as the son of a vicar. His parents were German immigrants coming from
Palts. At age sixteen he studied theology in
Deventer and transferred to Groningen in 1655 to continue his studies. Three years later he was appointed as headmaster of the Latin school in his home town. He held this post until 1685 when he accepted a similar position at the Latin school in
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...
. In 1690 he was asked by a printer to deliver a commentary on the work of
Suetonius and the book was published later that year. In 1713 he revised
Rosinus' work on
Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
antiquities, publishing his ''Lexicon antiquitatum romanarum''. He also published a Dutch-Latin dictionary together with
Arnoldus Henricus Westerhovius. Pitiscus retired in 1717
He died in Utrecht.
Works
*''Gaiji Suetonii Tranquilli Opera'' (1690)
*''Lexicon antiquitatum Romanarum'' (1713)
*''Lexicon Latino-Belgicum novum'' (1729, posthumously)
References
* E.O.G. Haitsma Mulier en G.A.C. van der Lem: ''Repertorium van geschiedschrijvers in Nederland 1500-1800''. Nederlands Historisch Genootschap, Den Haag 1990
External links
* http://www.richardwolf.de/latein/pitiscus.htm
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1637 births
1727 deaths
Dutch classical scholars
People from Zutphen