a German philosopher, was born at Freiberg in 1715. He studied at Leipsic, was in 1741 bachelor, in 1742 magister, and in 1754 professor of philosophy. He died February 5, 1757. Besides his contributions to Teller's Bible-Work, and translation of Calmet's Biblical Dictionary into German, he wrote, De Libertate Dei Adversus Recentiores Quodam Philosophos: — De Wetstenianae in N. Test. Vitiis (Leipsic, 1754). See Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1:133. (B.P.)