a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Dresden, Nov. 1, 1773. In 1808 he was called as pastor to Schneeberg. He was appointed in 1823 superintendent at Oschatz; in 1835, member of consistory in his native place; and died Nov. 30, 1855, at Kotschenbroda. He wrote, Historische Einleitung in die sammtlichen Biicher der Bibel (Leips. 1802): — Histoarisch praktisshe Einleitung in die bibl. Schriften (ibid. 1820): — Qucstiones Theolugico-dogmaticce Candidatis Theol. sese Subjecturis Propositce (ibid. 1806): — Bibl. Handworterbuch (ibid. 1825): — Commentatio de Paritculae El et Praepos. se a apud N.T. Scriptores Usu et Potestate (ibid. 1827): — Clavis Novi Testanenti Philologica (ibid. 1822; 3d ed. 1843), which is the basis of Dr. E. Robinson's Greek Lexicon of the N.T., the best extant: — Clavis Librorum Vet. Test. Apocryphorum Philolog. (ibid. 1853). See Furst. ibl. Jud. 3, 490; Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 2, 1410 sq.; id. Theol. Universal-Lexikon, s.v.; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1, 128; 2, 301, 304 (B. P.)