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3 unusual facts about Tiberius Hemsterhuis


Tiberius Hemsterhuis

In 1706 he completed the edition of Julius Pollux's Onomasticon begun by Jean-Henri Lederlin (1672-1737); but the praise he received from his countrymen was more than counterbalanced by two letters of criticism from Bentley, which mortified him so keenly that for two months he refused to open a Greek book.

Hemsterhuis was the founder of a Dutch school of criticism, which had disciples in Valckenaer, Jacob van Lennep and David Ruhnken.

I; but was mortified by two letters of criticism from Bentley.



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