a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Liineburg, Oct. 18, 1530. He studied at Wittenberg, and was appointed in 1559 courtpreacher at Kolding.. In 1561 he was called to Rostock as professor of theology, and: pastor. of St. Mary's; received the degree of D.D. in 1564; was appointed in 1592 superintendent. of the city of Rostock, and died there July 9, 1608. He is the author of, Vom christlichen Bann, kurtzer und grundlicher Bericht aus Gottes Wort und aus Dr. M. Lutheri Schriften, durch die Diener der Kirche Christi zu Rostock zusammengetragen (Rostock, 1565):-Historia Ecclesiarunz Rostoch., s. Narratio de Initio et Progressu Lutheranismi in Urbe Rostochio. See Krey, Rostocker Gel. 4:33, appendix, p. 26; Kitchen- und Gel.-Gesch. ii, 24-73; Allgemeine deutsche Biographie, s.v. (B. P.)