Franz Delitzsch

Franz Delitzsch

a German Lutheran theologian, was born at Leipzig, February 23, 1813. He studied at his birthplace, and became professor at Rostock in 1846; at Erlangen in 1850; at Leipzig in 1867, and from that time until his death, March 4, 1890. He is the author of many volumes, chiefly commentaries; also of A System of Biblical Psychology: — Jewish Artisan Life in the Time of Our Lord: — and in connection with S. Baer he issued revised Hebrew texts of Genesis, Ezra, Nehemiah, Job, the Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and the Minor Prophets. He also translated the New Testament into Hebrew. See the Hebraica for April 1890.