a German theologian, was born at Liihe June 10, 1710. He was educated by his uncle Mushard, afterwards at the gymnasium at Bremen, and it the university at Helmstadt, and finished his education in 1734 at Jena. He was appointed in 1738 minister at the " Johannes Kirche" at Verden, with which position the conrectorship of the school was combined. He accepted in 1742 a call as minister of St. Peter's Church at Hamburg, where he died, December 15, 1774. His most important works are, Entwurf heilsamer Unterweisungen oder Dispositiones der Evangelien (Hamburg, 1745-74, 8vo): — Friedenspredigt (ibid. 1750, 4to): — Der Ruf Gottes an die Sunder aus dem Feuer; eine Buszpredigt (ibid. 1750, 4to): — Auszug der Hauptsatze und Eintheilungen aus den Entwurfen heilsamer Unterweisungen fur die Jahre 1745-59 (ibid. 1759, 8vo). See Doring, Gelehrte Theol. Deutschlands, s.v.