a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Nordhausen, Nov. 24, 1748, and died Aug. 29,1796, as doctor of theology and superintendent at Gifhorn. He published, Commentatio in lat. 2, 16, Veram esse Inlfanticidii:Bethlehemi Historiam non Obstante Josephi Silentio (Gö tt. 1788): — Ezechiel auf's Neue aus derm Hebrdischen ubersetz und mit kurzen Amerkumgeni (ibid. 1787): — Commentiatio Theologico-exegetica de Sacrificio Farreo Hebraeorum, etc. (ibid. 1780): — Die. 12 kleinen. Propheten auf's Neue aus dem Hebraischen ü bersetz, etc. (ibid. 1783): — Erklarung des Propheten Hosea (ibid. 1787): — Daniel auf's Neue uibersetz unidmit Amerkungen, etc. (Hanover, 1788): Primae Lineae Grammuaticae Hebraece, etc. (Lips. 1788): Jeremias avf's Neue ü bersetzt, etc. (Zelle, 1795). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Literaitur. 1, 293, 655, 599, 607; Fü rst, Bibl. Jud. 3, 486; Steinschneider, Bibliog. Handbuch, p. 144. (B. P.)