a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Heilgenstein, near Strasburg, February 25, 1604. He studied at different universities, was in 1633 professor of moral philosophy at Strasburg, in 1634 doctor of theology, and died June 24, 1676. Of his many writings we mention, De Testamentis Christiansis: — De Plantatione Noe ad Libros Philonis Judaei: — De Vanitate Vanitatum ex Ecclesiastes 1:2 : — De Christo Ofgensionis Lapide: — De Regno Davidico ad 1 Samuel 16:1 sq., etc. See Witte, Diarium Biographicum; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten- Lexikon, s.v. (B.P.)