About Adriaen Verwer
Lived 1655 – 1717 (aged 61–62). Adriaen Verwer was a Dutch linguist, philologist, deacon, merchant and writer.
Adriaen Verwer (Rotterdam, Amsterdam, 1717) was a Dutch Mennonite merchant, scholar, philosopher and linguist. He wrote books on language, religion and maritime law. He is best known for his grammar Linguae Belgicae, published anonymously in 1707. He is often regarded as the linguistic mentor of his younger friend Lambert ten Kate.
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Who was Adriaen Verwer?
Dutch linguist
When was Adriaen Verwer born?
Adriaen Verwer was born in 1655 in Rotterdam.
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Adriaen Verwer died on 31 March 1717 in Amsterdam.
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Adriaen Verwer was a linguist, philologist, deacon, merchant and writer.
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Adriaen Verwer was Dutch.
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