a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Anspach, September 8, 1729. He studied at Gottingen, was in 1754 vicar at his native place, and two years later pastor there. In 1757 he was rector of the gymnasium in Anspach, in 1764 court-preacher, and died August 17, 1790. He wrote, De Argumento pro Religione a Constantia Martyrum (Gottingen, 1751): — Progr. ad 1 Petr. 4:1, 2 (1762): — De Providentia Divina (eod.): — Decas Quaestionum Synodalium (1783-90). He also published Sermons. See Doring, Die gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands, s.v.; Furst, Bibl. Jud. 2:157; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1:394, 444; 2:288. (B.P.)