Bretschneider, Karl Gottlieb, a German rationalistic theologian; much regarded for his sound judgment in critical matters; his theological writings are of permanent value; his chief works, “Handbuch der Dogmatik,” and an edition of Melanchthon's works.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Bretschneider, Henry Gottfried von * Bretwalda