Polykarp Leyser IV (4 September 1690 in
Wunstorf – 7 April 1728 in
Helmstedt
Helmstedt (; Eastphalian: ''Helmstidde'') is a town on the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the capital of the District of Helmstedt. The historic university and Hanseatic city conserves an important monumental heritage of ...
) was a German Lutheran theologian, philosopher, physician, lawyer and historian. He was the son of
Polykarp Leyser III
Polykarp Leyser III. (1 July 1656 in Halle – 11 October 1725 in Celle) was a German Lutheran theologian, superintendent, chaplain (''Oberhofprediger''), and orientalist.
Family
His father Friedrich Wilhelm Leyser (1622–1691) was the son ...
, the great-grandson of
Polykarp Leyser II
Polykarp Leyser II (20 November 1586, Wittenberg - 15 January 1633, Leipzig) was a German Lutheran theologian and superintendent in Leipzig. He was professor of theology since 1613.
Life
Provenance
His father Polykarp Leyser the Elder, was a ...
and the great-great grandson of
Polykarp Leyser the Elder
Polykarp (von) Leyser the Elder or Polykarp Leyser I (18 March 1552 – 22 February 1610) was a Lutheran theologian, superintendent of Braunschweig, superintendent-general of the Saxon church-circle, professor of theology at the University of Wit ...
, all also theologians.
External links
DNB entry*
ADB entry
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1690 births
1728 deaths
German Lutheran theologians
German philosophers
18th-century German physicians
18th-century German lawyers
18th-century German historians
German male non-fiction writers
People from Wunstorf
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