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Anna Maria van Schurman

Dutch painter

Died when: 70 years 180 days (845 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Anna Maria van Schurman

Anna Maria van Schurman (November 5, 1607 – May 4, 1678) was a Dutch painter, engraver, poet, and scholar, who was best known for her exceptional learning and her defence of female education.

She was a highly educated woman, who excelled in art, music, and literature, and became proficient in fourteen languages, including Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, Aramaic, and Ethiopic, as well as various contemporary European languages.

She was the first woman to unofficially study at a Dutch university.


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