Abraham Wheelocke

Abraham Wheelock[1] (1593 in Whitchurch, Shropshire – 25 September 1653) was an English linguist. He was the first Cambridge professor of Arabic.

  1. ^ Variants of his name include Wheelock, Whelocke, Whelock or Wheloc. He used "Wheelock" unless signing a Latin document as "Whelocus."