Name

Johann Camman

Original name

Main activity

Lawyer

Secondary activity

Amateur orientalist

Title

Name variations

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Education place

Education institution

Activity place

Braunschweig

Activity institution

Activity start date

Activity end date

1649

Place of birth

Braunschweig

Date of birth

1584

Place of death

Braunschweig

Date of death

1649

Bibliographical references

Zotero: J. Wiesner, "Camman, Johann", in H.-R. Jarck et alii (eds.), Braunschweigisches biographisches Lexikon 8. bis 18. Jahrhundert (Braunschweig, 2006).

Descriptive card

Johann Camman Jr. (1584-1649) was a lawyer and municipal councilman in Braunschweig -- as well as occasional diplomat in the service of the Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. He had amassed a sizeable private library, which is now housed as a separate collection at the Braunschweig municipal library. Though not a professional orientalist, Camman, a polyglot, was keenly interested in oriental languages. His copy of several printed works, especially by Erpenius, evince a serious study of Arabic and a keen interest in the Qur'an.

Entry author

Asaph Ben Tov