Erpenius (1585‒1624)

Erpenius (Thomas van Erpen), Arabic scholar, born at Gorkum, in Holland; after completing his studies at Leyden and Paris, became professor of Oriental Languages there; famed for his Arabic grammar and rudiments, which served as text-books for upwards of 200 years (1585‒1624).

Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)