Anna Maria van Schurman
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Anna Maria van Schurman (November 5, 1607–May 4/May 14, 1678) was a German-Dutch painter, engraver, poet and scholar. She was a highly educated woman by seventeenth century standards. She excelled in art, music, and literature, and became proficient in 14 languages including contemporary European languages, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, Aramaic, and Ethiopian.
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