a learned Dutch divine, was born at Wildervank in 1697. He was successively pastor at Dronryp, and professor of theology and university preacher at Franeker. He died in 1787. He was a voluminous writer in all departments of sacred science. He published, Institutiones Historiae Ecclesice Veteris et Novi Testamenti (1777): — Dissertationum Sacrarum Libri Tres (1731): — Commentarius ad Libruin Eleutico-propheticum Malachice (1759): — Dissertationes ad Librumn Geneseos (1747): — Commentarius ad Psalmos (1762-67): — Commentarius ad Librum Prophetiarum Jeremice (1765): — Lectiones Academicce ad Ezechielem (1790): — Dissertationes ad Vaticinia Danielis Emblematica (1745): — Commentarius ad Daniel. (1768): — Sermones Academici vice Conmmentarii ad Librum Prophetiarum Zacharice (1787): — Opuscula Inedita (1781): — Pralectiones de Methodo Prophetica.