a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born Oct. 27, 1696, at Hopfgarten, in Thuringia. He studied at Leipsic, and died as doctor and professor of theology at Wittenberg, Sept. 28, 1782. He wrote, Disput. de Melchisedeco ex Hebrews 7:2 (Leipsic, 1720): — Einleitung zur Hebrsischen Accentuation (ibid. 1747): — Interpretatio Prophetice Joelis (ibid. eod.): — Decades III Disputationum Theologic. ad Vindicandos Textus V. T. pro Christo in N.T. Citatos (Wittenberg, eod.): — Regia Davidis Theologia, quam Liber Psalmorun Tradit (ibid. 1750): — Collectio Nova Disputt. ad Vindicandos Textus V. Test. (ibid. 1752) . See Dunkel, Nachrichten, i, 585; Jocher, Allgemein-es Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Furst, Bibl. Jud. i, 94; Steinschneider, Bibl. Hand., s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gen., s.v. (B. P.)