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[German Version] (von; Oct 28, 1741, Schwerin – Mar 3, 1816, Darmstadt). After studying theology and Near Eastern languages at Göttingen, Starck began teaching in St. Petersburg in 1763. In 1766 he was given a research position at the library of St. Germain in Paris; in 1767 he was appointed deputy rector of the Gymnasium in Wismar. After another stay in St. Petersburg, in 1770 he was appointed professor of Near Eastern languages and second court chaplain at Königsberg (Kaliningrad). In 1772 he wa…

[German Version] (Aug 18, 1720, Pyrmont, Lower Saxony – Aug 2, 1791, Kassel) began studying theology, philology, and philosophy at Jena in 1737 (including work with J.G. Walch); in 1739 he moved to Marburg, where he studied with C. Wolff, receiving his Dr.phil. in 1745. In 1747 he was appointed professor of philosophy at Marburg. He received his Dr.theol. in 1759. From 1758 to 1761 he served as prorector of the University of Marburg. In 1766 he was appointed professor of oriental languages and phi…

[German Version] (Apr 6, 1691, Domersleben, near Magdeburg – Oct 3, 1738, Wolfenbüttel), studied theology and philosophy in Halle/Saale and Jena; in 1714 he was appointed to a lectureship at Halle/Saale; in 1717 he was appointed deputy rector in Wolfenbüttel. The balance of his works on church history – De Eutychianismo (1723) and Vollständige Historie der Augspurgischen Confeßion (1730–1735) – exposed him to the charge of indifferentism. His Vollständige Historie des Tridentinischen Conciliums (1741–1745) was published posthumously. Christopher Spehr Bibliography C. Bernet…

[German Version] The moral weekly was a type of periodical characteristic of the 18th century; its aim was to promote civil virtue and rational humanitarianism in an instructive and entertaining format. Such publications were characterized by an original title, weekly appearance, a variety of journalistic and literary forms, moral and didactic content, avoidance of topicality, anonymous or pseudonymous authorship, and involvement of the reader. The English moral weeklies published by Richard Steele and Joseph Addison – The Tatler (1709–1711), The Spectator (1711–1712, 1714)…

[German Version] (Mar 21, 1642, Middelburg, The Netherlands – Jan 6, 1721, Utrecht), studied theology in Utrecht (under G. Voetius) and in Leiden (under J. Hoornbeek and J. Cocceius), became a Reformed pastor in Renesse and Noordwelle, Zeeland, in 1662, was awarded a Dr. theol. in Leiden in 1675, and was appointed professor in Utrecht in 1678. As a follower of Voetius, Leydekker spoke out in favor of the orthodox preservation of the Dutch Reformed confession in opposition to Cartesianism and Spino…

[German Version] (Feb 2, 1648, Königsberg [Kaliningrad] – Jan 28, 1730, Frankfurt an der Oder). After studying in Frankfurt an der Oder, Cambridge, and Oxford, Strimesius was appointed professor of philosophy at Frankfurt in 1674. In 1679 he became pastor of the Reformed Nikolaikirche and associate professor of theology; in 1696 he was appointed full professor and received his Dr.theol. Strimesius worked actively for a Lutheran and Reformed union. In 1703 he participated in the Collegium charitativum in Berlin as a Reformed irenicist; in his Kurtzer Entwurff der Einigkeit (1704) he…