Herman Witsius Herman Witsus (1636-1708) was Professor of Divinity in the Universities of Franeker, Utrecht, and Leyden. A brilliant and devout student, he was fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew by the age of fifteen, when he entered the University of Utrecht. He as ordained at twenty-one and served in several pastorates, filling both the pulpit and the academic chair over the course of his life. Read More Read Less