Louis Cappel | |
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| Born | 15 October 1585 St Elier, near Sedan, France |
| Died | 18 June 1658 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | French churchman |
Louis Cappel (15 October 1585 – 18 June 1658) was a French Protestant churchman and scholar. A Huguenot, he was born at St Elier, near Sedan. He studied theology at the Academy of Sedan and the Academy of Saumur, and Arabic at the University of Oxford, where he spent two years. At the age of twenty-eight, he accepted the chair of Hebrew at Saumur and, twenty years later, was appointed professor of theology. Amongst his fellow lecturers were Moses Amyraut and Josué de la Place.[1]
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cappel, Louis". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 288.
