LEUSDEN, Joris, a celebrated biblical writer, was born at Utrecht in 1624. After he had studied languages and mathematics at Utrecht, he repaired to Amsterdam to perfect his knowledge in Hebrew, by conversation with the rabbins. Here his attainments in oriental languages soon became so conspicuous, that in 1649 he was appointed Professor of Hebrew in his native city. After gaining the reputation of being one of the best Hebrew scholars of his day, he died in 1699.

His most important works are,—Philologus Hebraeus, editio tertia, Utrecht, 1686; Philologus Hebraeo-Mixtus, editio quarta, 1739; Philologus Hebraeo-Graecus, editio secunda, 1685; Onomasticum Sacrum, Leyden, 1665 and 1684; Clavis Hebraicae et Philologicae Veteris Testamenti, Utrecht, 1682; Novi Testamenti Claris Graece cum Annotationibus Philologis, Utrecht, 1672; Compendium Bibliicum Veteris Testamenti, 1694; Compendium Graecum Novi Testamenti, London, 1680; Jonas Illustratus, Utrecht, 1652 and 1692; Joel Explicatus per Paraphrasiem Chaldaicam, Utrecht, 1657.

LEUTSCHAU, a town of N. Hungary, capital of the county of Zips, an affluent of the Hernad, 120 miles N.N.E. of Pesth. The town is ill laid out, with narrow and irregular streets. The chief public buildings are the town-house, containing a gallery of paintings, the church of St Jacob, with an organ said to be the largest in Hungary. There are a Roman Catholic and a Protestant gymnasium, the latter the oldest in Hungary. Mead and linen are made here; and a trade in fruit, saffron, and hops is carried on to some extent. Pop. 5500.