Bidermann, Johann Gottlieb
Bidermann, Johann Gottlieb
a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Naumburg, April 5, 1705. He studied at Wittenberg; in 1732 was appointed con-rector at the cathedral school in his native place, and in 1741 rector of the same. In 1747 he accepted a call to Freiberg, where he died, Aug. 3, 1772. Of his writings we mention the following: Dissertatio de Mercede Divinatoria ad Num 22:2 (Wittenberg, 1727): Disputationes in Geneseos Loca Dfficiliora (ibid. 1728): Progr. de Natura et Indole Juvenum ex Salomonis Sententia Pro 30:19 (ibid. 1743): Progr. de Summo Bono ex Sententia Salomonis Cohel. v, 8 (Frei. berg, 1749): Progr. de Mendis Librorum et Nominatins Bibliosrut Hebraicorum, Diligentius Cavendis (ibid.1752): Progr. Specimen Nominum ad Joh. ix,. 2 (ibid. 1755): Progr. de Characteribus Corpori Impressis ex Levit. xi-x, 28 (ibid. eod.): Progr. super Q. Ioratii Flacci Theologia (ibid. 1766). See Dbring, Die gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands, i, 106 sq.; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten: Lexikon, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. (B. P.)