Bartholomai, Wilhelm Ernst

Bartholomai, Wilhelm Ernst a Protestant theologian of Germany, brother of the preceding, studied at Jena; in 1723 was preacher at Roda; in 1730 second deacon at Weimar; in 1731 court deacon; in 1736 court preacher and member of consistory; and died May 26, 1753. He published, Acta Historico-ecclesiastica (pt. 1-95, which his brother continued): — Materien aus der Theologie, Kirchen- und GelehrtenHistorie (Weimar, 1737-42). See Moser, Jetztlebende Gottesgelehrte; Neubauer, Jetztlebende. Theologen; Jocher, Allgemneines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. i, 580. (B. P.)