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a German doctor of theology, was born Dec. 1, 1721, at Osnabriick. He commenced the study of law, and went to Gottingen and took up theology. In 1744 he became master and in 1745 assessor of philosophy. In 1748 he was made extraordinary professor and,in 1750 ordinary professor of theology at Helmstadt, was called in 1753 to Dantzic as rector of the gymnasium and pastor of Trinity Church, and died Aug. 10, 1769. He published, Disputatio de Gradibus Prohibitis Secundum Jus Naturce (Jena, 1743): — Disputatio de Jure Gentium Voluntario (Gottingen, 1745): — Theologische Berichte von neuen Biichern und Schriften (Dantzic, 1764 sq.): — Deutliche und mit den eigenen Worten orthodoxer Theologen ausgefertigte Vorstellung was die lutherische, Kirche von der Kraft des heil. Geistes lehre und nicht lehre (1756): — Unterricht von pdpstischen Jubeljahre und vorn Ablass, zur wahren Einsicht und Beurtheilung des von Benedict XIV. auf das Jahr 1750 ausgeschriebenen Jubeljahrs (Helmstaidt, 1749). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. i, 8, 448, 458 sq.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. (B. P.)