# Jacobus Golius

> Dutch mathematician and orientalist

**Wikidata**: [Q1368345](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1368345)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobus_Golius)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jacobus-golius

## Summary

Jacobus Golius was born on January 1, 1596, in The Hague[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] and died on September 28, 1667, in Leiden[1][3][7][8]. He was a citizen of the Dutch Republic[8] and the sibling of Petrus Golius[10]. He was educated at Leiden University[10].Golius worked as a mathematician, orientalist, university teacher, and translator[8][7][11], with his fields including oriental studies, mathematics, and translating activity[11]. He was employed by Leiden University from 1625 onward[7] and again from 1629 to 1667[7]. He served as rector magnificus of Leiden University four times: from 1642 to 1643, from 1651 to 1652, from 1656 to 1657, and from 1665 to 1666.


## References

1. Encyclopædia Iranica
2. [Source](https://books.google.cat/books?id=qeAFEQAAQBAJ&pg=PA49)
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6. Integrated Authority File
7. Czech National Authority Database
8. Mathematics Genealogy Project
9. International Standard Name Identifier
10. Virtual International Authority File
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12. Jacobus Golius. Biografisch Portaal
13. J. Golius. Digital Library for Dutch Literature
14. SNAC
15. Early Modern Letters Online
16. Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
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18. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
19. Autoritats UB
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21. [Source](https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/golius-jacobus)
22. HMML Authority File