Michael Lilienthal

Michael Lilienthal
Born	8 September 1686  Liebstadt
Died	23 January 1750  (aged 63) Königsberg
Alma mater	University of Königsberg
Occupation	Theologian, librarian

Michael Lilienthal (September 8, 1686 – January 23, 1750) was a German theologian. He was born at Liebstadt, in Prussia, September 8, 1686. He studied theology at Königsberg and Jena, and became professor in the University of Rostock. He afterwards visited Holland, where he studied philology and archaeology, and after his return was for some years professor at Königsberg. In 1714 he became assistant librarian of that university, and in 1719 was appointed deacon of one of the churches at Heidelberg. He was made member of the Academy of Berlin in 1711, and of that of Strasburg in 1733. He died at Königsberg January 23, 1750.

His principal works are Biblisch-exegetische Bibliothek (Kinigsb. 1740-1744, 3 volumes, 8vo): — Biblischer Archivarius d. Heiligen Schrift (Konsigsb. 1745-1746, 2 volumes, 4to: it contains a list of Biblical commentators, arranged in the order of the difficult passages): — Theologisch-homelit. Archivarius (Konigsberg, 1749, 4to). See Herzog, Real-Encyklop. 8:413; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, 31:225. (J.N.P.)

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