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Cotta, Johann Frimerich

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a German theologian, was born at Tubingen, May 12, 1701. He studied in his native city; went to Jena, where he was added to the faculty of philosophy, in 1728; travelled through Germany. Holland, England, and France; on his return to Germany in 1734 was appointed titular professor of philosophy at Tubingen; in 1735 taught theology at Gottingen as fellow, and was titular professor of the Oriental languages; in 1739 returned to Tiibingen, in order to teach theology, poetry, and philosophy; afterwards occupied other high positions as instructor; and died Decmber 31, 1779. His principal works are, Themata Miscellanea (Tubingen, 1718): Alterneueste Historie der theologischen Gelehrsamkeit (ibid. 1722): De Origine Masorae (ibid. 1726): De Probabilismo Morali (Jena, 1728): Traite de la Probabilite (Rheims or Amsterdam, 1732): De Fallibili Pontificis Romani Auctoritate (Leyden, cod.): Flavii Josephi simmtliche Werke (Tubingen, 1735): De Situ Inaugurationis apud Hebraeos (ibid. 1737): Ecclesiae Romanae de Attritione et Contritione Contentio (ibid. 1739): De Constitutionibus Apostolicis (ibid. 1746): De Cultu Adorationis (ibid. 1755): De Jure Docendi in Conventibus Sacris (ibid. 1756): De Constitutione Theologiae (ibid. 1759): De Variis Theologiea Specibus (ibid. eod.): De Religione in Genere ac Speciatim Naturali (ibid. 1761): De Religione Gentili (ibid. eod.): De Religione Revelata (ibid. eod.): De Religione Mahommedica (ibid. eod.): De Vita Eterna (ibid. 1770). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Doring, Die gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands, s.v.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cotta, Johann Frimerich'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cotta-johann-frimerich.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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