, was born Oct. 16, 1668, at Dresden. He acquired great knowledge
, was born Oct.
16, 1668, at Dresden. He acquired great knowledge of
the belles lettres and medals, and was successively teacher
at Schleusingen, Eysenach, and Altenburg, where he died
June 19, 1714. He had been admitted a member of the
royal society at Berlin in 1711. He left a great number of
German translations from ancient authors, and several editions of classic authors, with notes, in the style of those
published by Minellius also, “Schediasma de Diariis
eruditorum
” “Centuria feminarum eruditione et scriptis
illustrium
” “Theatrurn Latinitatis. universae RegheroJunkerianum,
” “Lineoe eruditionis universae et Historiae
Philosophical;
” “Vita Lutheri ex nummis,
” “Vita Ludolphi,
” &c. He was historiographer to the Ernestine
branch of the house of Saxony. Poverty obliged him to
write rather in haste, which may be discovered in his
works.