Name

Ezechiel Spanheim

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Education place

Leiden

Education institution

University of Leiden

Activity place

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diplomat

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Place of birth

Geneva

Date of birth

1629

Place of death

London

Date of death

1710

Bibliographical references

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Ezechiel Spanheim was a prominent German diplomat and scholar. Among his many interests was the debate on the age (and authority) of the vocalization marks in the Hebrew Bible. A Qur'an ms. in his possession, which he presented to the Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel is today preserved in the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel.

Entry author

Asaph Ben Tov