BUDDÆUS (John Francis), a celebrated Lutheran divine, and one of the most learned men Germany has produced, was born in 1667, at Anclam, a town of Pomerania, where his father was minister. He was at first Greek and Latin professor at Colberg; afterwards professor of morality and politics in the university of Hall; and at length, in 1705, professor of divinity at Jena, where he fixed, and where he died, after having acquired a very great reputation. His principal works are, 1. A large historical German dictionary. 2. Historia ecclesiastica Veteris Testamenti, 2 vols. 410. 3. Elementa philosophiae practice, instrumentalis, et theoretice, 3 vols. 8vo, which has had a great number of editions, because, in most of the universities of Germany, the professors take this work for the text of their lessons. 4. Selecta juris naturæ et gentium. 5. Miscellanea sacra, 3 vols. 410. 6. Isagoge historico-theologica ad theologiam universam, singulasque ejus partes, 2 vols. 410; which is much valued by the Lutherans. 7. A treatise on atheism and superstition.