Petrus Scriverius [SEP] date of death
Petrus Scriverius
Petrus Scriverius, the Latinized form of Peter Schrijver or Schryver (12 January 1576 – 30 April 1660), was a Dutch writer and scholar on the history of Holland and Belgium.
He was born at Haarlem, and educated by Cornelis Schoneus at the University of Leiden, where he formed a close intimacy with Daniel Heinsius. In 1599 he married Anna van der Aar, and from 1611 to 1613 he was headmaster of the Latin School in Duisburg, today's Landfermann-Gymnasium. He belonged to the
- Thomas Southerne, Irish dramatist (died 1749)
- "Probable year of birth" – Liu Zhi (劉智), Chinese Muslim scholar (died c. 1739)
Deaths.
- April 30 – Petrus Scriverius, Dutch scholar and writer (born 1576)
- October 6 – Paul Scarron, French dramatist and novelist (born c. 1610)
- December 31 – Thomas Powell, Welsh writer and cleric (born c. 1608)
- "Unknown date" – Sir Thomas Urquhart, Scottish writer