Thomas de Pinedo

Thomas was born in 1614 in Trancoso, Beira Province, Portugal,[1] during the period of the Iberian Union.

Joining the Dutch Jewish community, he began to go by the name Ishac[7] or Isaac de Pinedo[8] and opposed the philosophy of his contemporary Spinoza.

He completed his edition of Stephan's Ethnica with Latin translation and commentary while in the city, publishing it under his former name Thomas.

He dedicated the work to Gaspar Ibáñez de Segovia, historian, bibliophile, and consort marquis of Mondejar.

Pinedo is best known for his edition of Stephan of Byzantium's Ethnica, which he provided in Greek with a parallel Latin translation and commentary, including numerous citations from Jewish historians and travelers such as Josephus and Benjamin of Tudela.