Bangius, Thomas

Bangius, Thomas, a Lutheran theologian of Denmark, was born at Flemlos, Feb. 18, 1600. He studied at Copenhagen, where in 1631 he was appointed professor of Hebrew. In 1653 he was made doctor of theology, and died Oct. 27, 1661. He wrote, Observationes Philologicoe: — Exercitationes Octo Literarice Antiquitatis: — Exercitatio Glottologica de' Ortu Linguarumn: — Exegesis et Vindicatio quorundam Dictorum S. Scriptur ce: — De Nephilimis Gigantibus: — Hermes et Pan Hebraicus, quo ivumn Absoluti Hebr. Lexicographi Exemplar Proponitur (Hafn. 1641). See Witte, Memolrioe Theologorum; Vinding, Academia Hofiensis; Bartholini, De Scriptoribus Danis; Bayle, Dictionnaire Historique et Critique; Jocher, Allg.Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Steinschneider, Bibl. Hand, s.v. (B. P.)