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	'''William Bedwell''' (1561 – May 5, 1632 near London) was an [[England\|English]] priest and scholar, specializing in [[Arabic]] and other "oriental" languages as well as in [[mathematics]].		'''William Bedwell''' (1561 – May 5, 1632 near London) was an [[England\|English]] priest and scholar, specializing in [[Arabic]] and other "oriental" languages as well as in [[mathematics]].

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	'''William Bedwell''' (1561 – May 5, 1632 near London) was an [[England\|English]] priest and scholar, specializing in [[Arabic]] and other "oriental" languages as well as in [[mathematics]].		'''William Bedwell''' (1561 – May 5, 1632 near London) was an [[England\|English]] priest and scholar, specializing in [[Arabic]] and other "oriental" languages as well as in [[mathematics]].

	Bedwell was educated at [[St John's College, Cambridge]]. He served the [[Anglican Church]] as Rector of [[St Ethelburga's Bishopsgate]] and Vicar of Tottenham High Cross. He died at his vicarage at the age of 72.		Bedwell was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. He served the [[Anglican Church]] as Rector of St Ethelburga's Bishopsgate and Vicar of Tottenham High Cross. He died at his vicarage at the age of 72.

	He published in quarto an edition of the [[Epistles of John]] in [[Arabic]], with a [[Latin]] version, printed by the heirs of [[Franciscus Raphelengius]] at [[Antwerp]] in 1612. He also left many Arabic manuscripts to the [[University of Cambridge]] and a [[Font#History\|font of type]] for printing them. According to [[Alexander McClure\|McClure]], it was Bedwell, and not [[Thomas Van Erpen]], who was the first to revive the study of [[Arabic literature]] in Europe. His uncompleted preparations for an Arabic Lexicon were eclipsed by the publication of a similar work by [[Jacobus Golius]] in 1653. Bedwell's manuscripts were loaned, following his death, to the [[University of Cambridge]], where they were consulted by [[Edmund Castell]] during the creation of the monumental ''[[Lexicon Heptaglotton]]'' (1669). Another manuscript, for a Dictionary of [[Persian]], was in the possession of [[William Laud]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], and now resides at the [[Bodleian Library]]. Besides his [[Arabic]] Epistles of John, his most well-known published work was ''A Discovery of the Impostures of Mahomet and of the Koran'', (1615). He was among the "First Westminster Company" charged by [[James I of England]] with the translation of the first 12 books of the [[King James Version of the Bible]].		He published in quarto an edition of the [[Epistles of John]] in [[Arabic]], with a [[Latin]] version, printed by the heirs of [[Franciscus Raphelengius]] at [[Antwerp]] in 1612. He also left many Arabic manuscripts to the [[University of Cambridge]] and a [[Font#History\|font of type]] for printing them. According to [[Alexander McClure\|McClure]], it was Bedwell, and not [[Thomas Van Erpen]], who was the first to revive the study of [[Arabic literature]] in Europe. His uncompleted preparations for an Arabic Lexicon were eclipsed by the publication of a similar work by [[Jacobus Golius]] in 1653. Bedwell's manuscripts were loaned, following his death, to the [[University of Cambridge]], where they were consulted by [[Edmund Castell]] during the creation of the monumental ''[[Lexicon Heptaglotton]]'' (1669). Another manuscript, for a Dictionary of [[Persian]], was in the possession of [[William Laud]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], and now resides at the [[Bodleian Library]]. Besides his [[Arabic]] Epistles of John, his most well-known published work was ''A Discovery of the Impostures of Mahomet and of the Koran'', (1615). He was among the "First Westminster Company" charged by [[James I of England]] with the translation of the first 12 books of the [[King James Version of the Bible]].

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	'''William Bedwell''' (1561 – [[May 5]], [[1632]] near [[London]]) was an [[England\|English]] priest and scholar, specializing in [[Arabic]] and other "oriental" languages as well as in [[mathematics]].		'''William Bedwell''' (1561 – May 5, 1632 near London) was an [[England\|English]] priest and scholar, specializing in [[Arabic]] and other "oriental" languages as well as in [[mathematics]].

	Bedwell was educated at [[St John's College, Cambridge]]. He served the [[Anglican Church]] as Rector of [[St Ethelburga's Bishopsgate]] and Vicar of [[Tottenham High Cross]]. He died at his vicarage at the age of 72.		Bedwell was educated at [[St John's College, Cambridge]]. He served the [[Anglican Church]] as Rector of [[St Ethelburga's Bishopsgate]] and Vicar of Tottenham High Cross. He died at his vicarage at the age of 72.

	He published in quarto an edition of the [[Epistles of John]] in Arabic, with a [[Latin]] version, printed by the heirs of [[Franciscus Raphelengius]] at [[Antwerp]] in 1612. He also left many Arabic manuscripts to the [[University of Cambridge]] and a [[Font#History\|font of type]] for printing them. According to McClure, it was Bedwell, and not [[Thomas Van Erpen]], who was the first to revive the study of [[Arabic literature]] in Europe. His uncompleted preparations for an Arabic Lexicon were eclipsed by the publication of a similar work by [[Jacobus Golius]] in 1653. Bedwell's manuscripts were loaned, following his death, to the [[University of Cambridge]], where they were consulted by [[Edmund Castell]] during the creation of the monumental ''Lexicon Heptaglotton'' (1669). Another manuscript, for a Dictionary of Persian, was in the possession of [[William Laud]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], and now resides at the [[Bodleian Library]]. Besides his Arabic Epistles of John, his most well-known published work was ''A Discovery of the Impostures of Mahomet and of the Koran'', (1615). He was among the "First Westminster Company" charged by [[James I of England]] with the translation of the first 12 books of the [[King James Version of the Bible]].		He published in quarto an edition of the [[Epistles of John]] in [[Arabic]], with a [[Latin]] version, printed by the heirs of [[Franciscus Raphelengius]] at [[Antwerp]] in 1612. He also left many Arabic manuscripts to the [[University of Cambridge]] and a [[Font#History\|font of type]] for printing them. According to [[Alexander McClure\|McClure]], it was Bedwell, and not [[Thomas Van Erpen]], who was the first to revive the study of [[Arabic literature]] in Europe. His uncompleted preparations for an Arabic Lexicon were eclipsed by the publication of a similar work by [[Jacobus Golius]] in 1653. Bedwell's manuscripts were loaned, following his death, to the [[University of Cambridge]], where they were consulted by [[Edmund Castell]] during the creation of the monumental ''[[Lexicon Heptaglotton]]'' (1669). Another manuscript, for a Dictionary of [[Persian]], was in the possession of [[William Laud]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], and now resides at the [[Bodleian Library]]. Besides his [[Arabic]] Epistles of John, his most well-known published work was ''A Discovery of the Impostures of Mahomet and of the Koran'', (1615). He was among the "First Westminster Company" charged by [[James I of England]] with the translation of the first 12 books of the [[King James Version of the Bible]].

	Bedwell also invented a ruler for geometrical purposes, similar to the [[Edmund Gunter#Gunter's Scale\|Gunter's scale]].		Bedwell also invented a ruler for geometrical purposes, similar to the [[Edmund Gunter#Gunter's Scale\|Gunter's scale]].

	==References==		==References==
	*McClure, Alexander. (1858) ''The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible''. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 )		*[[Alexander McClure\|McClure, Alexander]]. (1858) ''The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible''. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 )
	*[[Adam Nicolson\|Nicolson, Adam]]. (2003) ''God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible.'' New York: HarperCollins ISBN 0-06-095975-4		*[[Adam Nicolson\|Nicolson, Adam]]. (2003) ''God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible.'' New York: HarperCollins ISBN 0-06-095975-4

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	*McClure, Alexander. (1858) ''The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible''. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 )		*McClure, Alexander. (1858) ''The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible''. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 )
	*Nicolson, Adam. (2003) ''God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible.'' New York: HarperCollins ISBN 0-06-095975-4		*[[Adam Nicolson\|Nicolson, Adam]]. (2003) ''God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible.'' New York: HarperCollins ISBN 0-06-095975-4

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	*McClure, Alexander. (1858) ''The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible''. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 )		*McClure, Alexander. (1858) ''The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible''. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 )
	*Nicolson, Adam. (2003) ''God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible.'' New York: HarperCollins ISBN 0-06-095975-4		*Nicolson, Adam. (2003) ''God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible.'' New York: HarperCollins ISBN 0-06-095975-4

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	William Bedwell (1561-~~1632~~).		'''William Bedwell''' (1561 – [[May 5]], [[1632]] near [[London]]) was an [[England\|English]] priest and scholar, specializing in [[Arabic]] and other "oriental" languages as well as in [[mathematics]].

			Bedwell was educated at [[St John's College, Cambridge]]. He served the [[Anglican Church]] as Rector of [[St Ethelburga's Bishopsgate]] and Vicar of [[Tottenham High Cross]]. He died at his vicarage at the age of 72.

			He published in quarto an edition of the [[Epistles of John]] in Arabic, with a [[Latin]] version, printed by the heirs of [[Franciscus Raphelengius]] at [[Antwerp]] in 1612. He also left many Arabic manuscripts to the [[University of Cambridge]] and a [[Font#History\|font of type]] for printing them. According to McClure, it was Bedwell, and not [[Thomas Van Erpen]], who was the first to revive the study of [[Arabic literature]] in Europe. His uncompleted preparations for an Arabic Lexicon were eclipsed by the publication of a similar work by [[Jacobus Golius]] in 1653. Bedwell's manuscripts were loaned, following his death, to the [[University of Cambridge]], where they were consulted by [[Edmund Castell]] during the creation of the monumental ''Lexicon Heptaglotton'' (1669). Another manuscript, for a Dictionary of Persian, was in the possession of [[William Laud]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], and now resides at the [[Bodleian Library]]. Besides his Arabic Epistles of John, his most well-known published work was ''A Discovery of the Impostures of Mahomet and of the Koran'', (1615). He was among the "First Westminster Company" charged by [[James I of England]] with the translation of the first 12 books of the [[King James Version of the Bible]].

			Bedwell also invented a ruler for geometrical purposes, similar to the [[Edmund Gunter#Gunter's Scale\|Gunter's scale]].

			==References==
			*McClure, Alexander. (1858) ''The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible''. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Marantha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 )
			*Nicolson, Adam. (2003) ''God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible.'' New York: HarperCollins ISBN 0-06-095975-4

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