Hendrik Arent Hamaker

Hendrik Arent Hamaker
Born(1789 -02-25)February 25, 1789
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
DiedOctober 7, 1835(1835-10-07) (aged 46)
Nederlangbroek, Netherlands
EducationAthenaeum Illustre, Amsterdam
Occupationsphilologist, Orientalist
SpouseJohanna Camper

Hendrik Arent Hamaker (25 February 1789 in Amsterdam – 7 October 1835 in Nederlangbroek) was a Dutch Assyriologist, philologist and orientalist. He studied most European and Asian languages, and the history and geography of the East. He was an associate of the orientalist Johannes Hendricus van der Palm, and Theodor Juynboll was among his pupils.

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