Jacob Alting, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacob Alting

Dutch linguist

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1618

Place of Birth: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 20-Aug-1679

Profession: theologian, university teacher, linguist

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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.