a Lutheran minister of Germany, was born at Leipsic, October 17, 1747; studied theology there; was appointed deacon at Taucha, near Leipsic; and itn 1791 preacher of St. George's, at his nativeplace. He died August 8, 1807, leaving Homiletisches Magazin uber die evangelischen Texte (Leipsic, 1780): — Homiletisches Magazin uber die epistolischen Texte (ibid. 1782; 2d ed. 1792): — Homiletisches Magazin fur die Passionszeit (ibid. 1783): — Homiletisches Magazin uber den Katechismus Lutheri (ibid. 1791). See Doring, Die gelehten Theologen Deutschlands, s.v. (B.P.)