SCHEID, EVERARD, perhaps better known by his Latin name SCHEIDIUS, was a philologist of distinguished merits, who betrayed early a profound knowledge of the oriental languages, was born at Arnheim, in Holland, in 1742. He was, in 1768, appointed professor at Harderwyck, and on the death of J. Albert Schultens, he obtained the chair of oriental literature at Leyden, which he filled with distinguished ability. He died in 1795. Besides the Minerva of Francisco Sanchez, Scheid left other works, both original and edited, which still perpetuate his name. His most popular book was Glossarium Arabico-Latinum Manuale, being an abridgment of the Arabic Lexicon of James Golius, Leyden, 1769. He published besides, eight other works, which are to be found in the Biographie Universelle. There was projected by Scheid a new Dutch translation of the Bible, but he was prevented by death from carrying out his design.