Levinus Hulsius (1550 – 1606) was a maker and dealer of fine scientific instruments; publisher and printer;

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...

and

lexicographer Lexicography is the study of lexicons and the art of compiling dictionaries. It is divided into two separate academic disciplines: * Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionary, dictionaries. * The ...

; wrote extensively on the construction of geometrical instruments. Although he was born in

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he lived and worked in the

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and the

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Sources

* * * *''Mathematics from the birth of numbers'', Jan Gullberg, W. W. Norton & Company; 1st ed edition (October 1997), 1093 pages *Ralf Kern: "Wissenschaftliche Instrumente in Ihrer Zeit". Band 2: "Vom Compendium zum Einzelinstrument". Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König 2010, {{DEFAULTSORT:Hulsius, Levinus Science writers Scientists from Ghent 1550 births 1606 deaths 16th-century printers 17th-century printers 16th-century writers 17th-century writers Businesspeople from Ghent