Jan Jacob Schultens

Dutch linguist (1716-1778)

  • Fame36.9
  • Momentum9.5
  • Wikipedia44
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Lived 1716–1778, aged 62Netherlands
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    8 languages
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  • Era
    1716–1778
    Aged 62
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Updated 2026-06-21

Jan Jacob Schultens was a Dutch orientalist. He was the son of philologist Albert Schultens. In 1742 he obtained his doctorate in theology at Leiden, later serving as a professor of Oriental languages at Herborn (1744–1749), and afterwards succeeded to his father's chair at Leiden. His son was the Dutch linguist Henry Albert Schultens.

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36.9
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Momentum9.5
Historical7.0
Now attention32.1
Source confidence45.0
Completeness70.0
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