Lorenz Otto Lasius
Lorenz Otto Lasius [1]
a German theologian, born December 31,1675, at R ü den, in Brunswick, was early distinguished for his knowledge of the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. He attended the universities of Heidelberg and Halle, and became successively in 1702 subrector in Salzwedel; in 1705, deacon; and in 1709, pastor at Ziebelle, near Muskau; then assessor of the Consistory; in 1717, doctor of theology; and died September 20, 1750. Among his numerous books are Die Pr ü fung seiner selbst (Lauban, 1710, 8vo, and often): — Versuch die hebraische, griechische, lateinische, franzosische und italienische Spruche ohne Grammatik zu erlernen (Budissin, 1717, 8vo, and often): — Palingenesia mortalium, oder Betrachtungen der Wiedergeburt (Crossen, 1736. 8vo). See Doring, Gelehrte Theol. Deutschlands, volume 2, s.v.
