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a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born July 30, 1781, at Lubben, in Lower Lusatia. He studied at Leipsic, was in 1803 afternoon preacher there, in 1810 professor of Church history and practical theology at Jena, in 18i7 doctor of theology, in 1819 first preacher and member of consistory at Allstadt, in Weimar, and died October 23, 1850. He published, Die symbol. Bucher der evang. luther. Kirche (Leipsic, 1830): — Einfluss des kirchenhistorischen Studiums, etc. (1810): — Stinzmen der Andacht (1823): — Die christliche Volksbildung (1831): — Ueber die Kircheneinigung (1837): — Die Psalmen in Kirchenmelodien ubertragen (1845): — Geistliche Lieder (edited by C.B. Meissner, 1851, after the author's death). See Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 2:723; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1:16, 26, 322, 530, 862, 866; 2:19, 323, 325, 333, 343; Koch, Gesch. des deutschen Kirchenliedes, 7:257 sq. (B.P.)