Stephen Sewall (1734,
York,
Maine
– 1804, Boston, Massachusetts
) was a professor on Hebrew
language in Harvard
University
, an expert in Oriental
languages, and was considered one of the best scholars of his
generation.
In 1761, shortly after graduating from Harvard University, he was
hired by his
alma mater to serve as
Judah Monis's replacement as a lecturer in
Hebrew.
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