JOHN, a learned professor of Hebrew at Basil, who, in the 17th century, acquired the highest reputation, for his knowledge of the Hebrew and Chaldee languages. He died of the plague at Basil in 1629, aged 65. His principal works are, 1. A small but excellent Hebrew grammar; the best edition of which is that of Leyden in 1701, revised by Leusden. 2. A treasure of the Hebrew grammar. 3. A Hebrew concordance, and several Hebrew lexicons. 4. Influtio epifloralis Hebraica. 5. De abbreviaturis Hebræorum, &c.

John, the son of the former, and a learned professor of the oriental languages at Basil, distinguished himself, like his father, by his knowledge of the Hebrew language, and his rabbinical learning. He died in Basil in 1664, aged 65 years. His principal works are, 1. His translation of the More Nevochim, and the Cozzi. 2. A Chaldee and Syriac lexicon. 3. An antiteric against Cappel. 4. A treatise on the Hebrew points and accents against the same Cappel.

RUXUS, the Box-tree. See Botany Index.