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Revision as of 11:49, 27 November 2011
Philip Ferdinand (1555-1598) was a Polish-born British scholar of Jewish descent.
Biography
A converted Jew from Poland, taught at Oxford and Cambridge. His anthology of post-biblical Jewish writings contributed significantly to the knowledge of this literature in England. Then moved to Leiden at the invitation of Joseph Scaliger.