(John), an eminent German divine, was born at Lubeck, in 1575. He studied in several places of Germany; in 1602 was made professor of poetry at Rostock; and in 1613 rector of the university at Lubeck. He exercised this last employment with an extraordinary application, during the rest of his life; and died in 1643. He wrote several works; the most esteemed of which are, 1. *De funeribus Romanorum.* 2. *De annulis liber singularis.*