Benjamin Hedericus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German linguist
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Place of Birth: Geithain, Saxony, Germany
About Benjamin Hedericus
- Benjamin Hedericus (Benjamin Hederich; December 12, 1675 in Geithain, Germany – July 18, 1748 in Großenhain, Meißen, Germany) was a German lexicographer.
- He is most notable as the author of a Greek lexicon that was widely used in the Roman Catholic Church in Europe. He also authored the following: Notitia Auctorum Antiqua et Media Progymnasmata Linguae Graecae Progymnasmata Linguae Latinae Fasti Consulares Romani Reales Schul-Lexicon Lexicon Manuale Graecum - edited and expanded by Johann August Ernesti in 1767 Grundliches Mythologisches Lexicon Lexicon Manuale Latino-GermanicumHe edited Empedocles' De Sphaera and a Latin edition of Tertullian.
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