Heinsius

Heinsius, DANIEL, a Dutch classical scholar, was born at Ghent, 9th June 1580; was educated at Franeker and Leyden (becoming the favourite pupil of Scaliger), and became professor at Leyden. He died 25th February 1655. He edited many Latin classics, and published Latin poems and orations of his own.—His son, Nicolaus (1620–81), obtained distinction both as a diplomatic agent and as a classical scholar.