
Also known as Anna Maria van Schuurman, Anna Maria von Schurman, Maria Schuermans, Anna Maria Schurman, Maria Schürmann, Madame Seturman
artist, scientist and philosopher from the Northern Netherlands (1607-1678)
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Anna Maria van Schurman (November 5, 1607 – May 4, 1678) was a Dutch painter, engraver, poet, classical scholar, philosopher, and feminist writer who is 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 a polyglot proficient in fourteen languages, including Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, Aramaic, and Ethiopic, as well as various contemporary European languages. She was the first woman to study, unofficially, at a Dutch university.
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