Levinus Hulsius
Levinus Hulsius (1550 – 13 March 1606) was a Flemish maker and dealer of fine scientific instruments, as well as a publisher, printer, linguist, lexicographer, notary, and writer. He wrote extensively on the construction of geometrical instruments. Although he was born in Flanders, he lived and worked in the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire.
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Levinus Hulsius
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- Died
- 1606 · Frankfurt.
- Nationality
- Southern Netherlands
- Occupation
- writer · publisher · instrument maker · notary · printer
- Fields
- printmaking · multilingual dictionary · publishing house
- Languages
- German
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Levinus Hulsius (1550 – 13 March 1606) was a Flemish maker and dealer of fine scientific instruments, as well as a publisher, printer, linguist, lexicographer, notary, and writer. He wrote extensively on the construction of geometrical instruments. Although he was born in Flanders, he lived and worked in the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire.
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• Illustration — Print by Levinus Hulsius, 1596 • Illustration — Tractatus instrumentorum mechanicorum, 1605
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
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