Heinrich Jacob Bashuysen
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Heinrich Jacob Bashuysen (October 26, 1679 – c. 1750) was a German Christian printer of Hebrew books and Orientalist.
Bashuysen was born at Hanau
, Prussia
. He founded a printing-establishment in his native city between 1709 and 1712; and over 100 publications were issued from his press. He was a zealous promoter of Hebrew and rabbinical literature; and, among other works, he translated extracts from the rabbinical commentaries to the Psalms
(Hanau, 1712). In one of his dissertations he translated a part of the Mishneh Torah
of Moses Maimonides (Hanover, 1705; Frankfort, 1708); and it was his intention to translate the whole work, as well as the Hebrew grammar Shoresh Yehudah, by Juda Neumark, director of Bashuysen's printing-office in Hanau. Bashuysen published Abravanel
's commentaries on the Pentateuch, and intended to edit the entire work in four volumes. He also entertained the idea of amplifying Otho
's Historia Doctorum Mishnicorum by adding the Amoraim.
Among Bashuysen's other works may be mentioned:
In 1701 he was appointed ordinary professor of Oriental languages and ecclesiastical history at the Protestant gymnasium of Hanau, and in 1703 became professor of theology in that institution (Bashuysen's father was preacher in the Dutch Reformed Church
of the city). In 1716 he accepted the position of rector and "professor primarius" at the gymnasium of Zerbst
. Bashuysen was a member of the Academy of Berlin
and of the London Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
Bashuysen was born at Hanau
Hanau
Hanau is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main. Its station is a major railway junction.- Geography :...
, Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
. He founded a printing-establishment in his native city between 1709 and 1712; and over 100 publications were issued from his press. He was a zealous promoter of Hebrew and rabbinical literature; and, among other works, he translated extracts from the rabbinical commentaries to the Psalms
Psalms
The Book of Psalms , commonly referred to simply as Psalms, is a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible...
(Hanau, 1712). In one of his dissertations he translated a part of the Mishneh Torah
Mishneh Torah
The Mishneh Torah subtitled Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka is a code of Jewish religious law authored by Maimonides , one of history's foremost rabbis...
of Moses Maimonides (Hanover, 1705; Frankfort, 1708); and it was his intention to translate the whole work, as well as the Hebrew grammar Shoresh Yehudah, by Juda Neumark, director of Bashuysen's printing-office in Hanau. Bashuysen published Abravanel
Abravanel
The Abravanel family is one of the oldest and most distinguished Jewish families of the Iberian peninsula; they trace their origin from the biblical King David...
's commentaries on the Pentateuch, and intended to edit the entire work in four volumes. He also entertained the idea of amplifying Otho
Otho
Otho , was Roman Emperor for three months, from 15 January to 16 April 69. He was the second emperor of the Year of the four emperors.- Birth and lineage :...
's Historia Doctorum Mishnicorum by adding the Amoraim.
Among Bashuysen's other works may be mentioned:
- "Panegyricus Hebr. de Ling. Hebr." (Hanover, 1706; also in German, ib. 1706)
- "Institutiones Gemarico-Rabbin." (Hanover, 1718)
- "Exercit. Paradoxa de Nova Methodo Discendi per Rabbinos Ling. Hebr." (Servestæ, 1720).
In 1701 he was appointed ordinary professor of Oriental languages and ecclesiastical history at the Protestant gymnasium of Hanau, and in 1703 became professor of theology in that institution (Bashuysen's father was preacher in the Dutch Reformed Church
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church was a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands. It existed from the 1570s to 2004, the year it merged with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to form the Protestant Church in the...
of the city). In 1716 he accepted the position of rector and "professor primarius" at the gymnasium of Zerbst
Zerbst
Zerbst is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until the administrative reform of 2007, Zerbst was the capital of the Anhalt-Zerbst district. Since the 1 January 2010 local government reform, Zerbst has about 24,000 inhabitants.It is not clear when was it founded;...
. Bashuysen was a member of the Academy of Berlin
Academy of Berlin
Academy of Berlin may refer to:*Prussian Academy of Sciences*German Academy of Sciences Berlin...
and of the London Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.