Joseph Justus Scaliger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Justus Scaliger

French historian

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1540

Place of Birth: Agen, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1609

Profession: writer, poet, professor, historian, translator, university teacher, numismatist, classical scholar, archaeologist

Nationality: Netherlands, France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Joseph Justus Scaliger (; 5 August 1540 – 21 January 1609) was a French religious leader and scholar, known for expanding the notion of classical history from Greek and ancient Roman history to include Persian, Babylonian, Jewish and ancient Egyptian history.
He spent the last sixteen years of his life in the Netherlands.