was born in 1736. After completing his theological studies at Utrecht, and receiving the doctorate in theology in 1761, he was settled successively at Amersfoort, Middelburg, and Amsterdam. His works are chiefly exegetical and dogmatic. The most important of them are, Amerkinge over het sevende Boek der Godspraaken van Jesaia (Utr. 1773): — Het viifde en drie volgende hoofdstukken uit Pauuls brief aan de Roreinen verklaard (Amst. 1789-93, 3 parts): — Verhandeling over de toekonende wereld (Amst. 1798): — Over de Openbaring van Johannes (Amst. 1807. 3 parts). He also completed the commentary of Prof. Nahnis on the Epistle to the Philippians. It was published at Amsterdam in 1783 in 3 vols. See Glasius Godgeleerd Nederland, 1. (J.P.W.)