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Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (born 1624)

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Hiob Ludolf

German orientalist (1624-1704)

Hiob or Job Ludolf, also known as Job Leutholf, was a German orientalist, born at Erfurt. Edward Ullendorff rates Ludolf as having "the most illustrious name in Ethiopic scholarship".
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