a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Wilsnack, Brandenburg, August 28, 1786. For some time first teacher at Teachers' Seminary, in Breslau, he was called in 1822 as director to Weissenfels, and died August 15, 1864, leaving, Luther's kleiner Katechismus fur die Schujugend (18th ed. Eisleben, 1862): — Vollstandiger Unterricht im evangelischen Christenthum (Halle, 1831, 2 volumes): — Entwurfe und Stoffe zu Unterredungen uber Luther's kleinen Katechismus (1841-45, 3 volumes): — Erbauliche Betrachtungen uber Luther's Katechismus (1836): — Die Geschichte des Reiches Gottes auf Erden (2d ed. 1844): — Die kunftige Stellung der Schule zu. Kirche, Staat und flaus (Erfurt, 1858). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 2:70, 217, 233, 380; Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 1:507. (B.P.)