George Matthias, a learned German, born at Altorf in Franconia in 1616. He became professor of poetry and of the Greek tongue there, and librarian to the university; in which last office he suc- ceeded his father. He gave several public specimens of his learning; but is principally known for a Bio- graphical KOR

graphical Dictionary, entitled, Bibliotheca vetus et nova, 4to, Altorf, 1674: which, though it is very defective, is useful to biographers. He died in 1669.