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a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Dennstadt, near Weimar, September 20, 1728. He studied at Jena, acted for some time as private tutor, and was in 1755 preacher at Dennstadt. In 1764 he was called to Neumark, was in 1766 archdeacon at Jena, in 1776 superintendent arid first preacher, and died June 2, 1802. He published, Der Prediger an dem Krankenbette ( Jena, 1770 ): — Repertorium fiur Pastoraltheologie und Casuistik (1786-89, 4 parts): — and a number of other ascetical works, for which see Doring, Die deutschen Kanzelredner, s.v.; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 2:33, 40, 49, 50, 54. (B.P.)