Sennert, Andreas
Sennert, Andreas
a German Orientalist, was born at Wittenberg in 1606, and began the study of the Shemitic languages at the age of ten years. Having completed his education, he visited various universities in Germany and Holland, and in 1638 was appointed professor of Hebrew in his native place, where he died, Dec. 22, 1689. He wrote various philological works, among which are, Compendium Lexici Hebraici (Wittenb. 1664): Rabbinismus (ibid. 1666): Grammatica Orientalis. (ibid. 1666): (ibid. 1648). For a more complete list of his works, see Frst, Bibl. Jud. 3, 312 sq.; Steinschneider, Bibliog. Handbuch, p. 131 sq.; Wolf, Bibl. Hebr. 4, 302; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gnrale, s.v.