, a learned German professor, was born February 16, 1633, at Breslaw.
, a learned German professor,
was born February 16, 1633, at Breslaw. Some theses
which he maintained did him so much honour, that he
was invited to Gotha, where he was made professor of
morality, politics, and history; and appointed afterwards
professor of history, politics, and rhetoric, at Breslaw,
1661 librarian of the Elizabeth library, in the same city,
1670 - y patron of the college of Elizabeth, 1631 and in
1688, teacher and inspector of all the schools of the Augsburg confession in that country. He died at Breslaw,
April 24, 1709. He wrote many works which established
his reputation among his countrymen as an acute critic and
profound scholar. His principal performance, and that
for which he is most esteemed among scholars, is his book
“De Romanarum rerum Scriptoribus,
” 2 vols. 4to, 1669,
1675, to which was added another, “De By z an tin arum
rerum Scriptoribus Grsecis,
”