Wandalin, Johan (2)

Wandalin, Johan (1)

a Protestant theologian of Denmark, was born Jan. 26, 1624, at Viborg, in Jutland. At the age of fourteen he was acquainted with the Hebrew, Chalde, Syriac, Arabic, and Rabbinical languages. He studied at Copenhagen, Leydvll Utrecht, and other universities. In 1651 he returned to Copenhagen; was appointed in 1652 professor of languages, and in 1655 professor of theology. He died as bishop of Seeland in 1675. He wrote. Comment in Haggceum: Commet. in Librum Erae Exercitatt. in Histodiam Sacram Antediluv. De Statu Animarum Post Mortem, etc. See Witte, Afemoriae Theologorum; Vindingi, Academia Hafniensis; Barthelini, De Scriptoribus Danis; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten Lexikon, s.v. (B. P.)

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Wandalin, Johan (2)

son of the preceding, was born at Copenhagen, Jan. 14, 1656, where he also became professor of Oriental languages in 1683. He died March 20, 1710. He wrote, Dissetatio Philologico-theologica de Prophetis et Prouphetiis (Hafnise, 1676): Discussio Spei Speciosce, de Conversione Judaeorum (ibid. 1702). See Raupach, De Utilitate Peregrinationis Janicae; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v. Frst. Bibl. Jud. 3, 493. (B. P.)

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