Bellermann Christian Friederich

Bellermann Christian Friederich a Protestant theologian and scholar of Germany, son of Johann Joachim, was born at Erfurt, July 8, 1793. He was from 1818 to 1825 pastor of the Protestants of Lisbon; travelled in Portugal and Spain, and went to Naples in 1827 as chaplain of the Prussian ambassador; and returned to Berlin in 1835, in order to assume the pastoral charge of the parish of St. Paul. He died at Berlin, Feb. 6, 1874. His principal works are, Inhalt und uber die dltesten christlichen Legradbnissstdtten, und besonders die Katakomben zu Neapel mit ihren Wandgemdldens (Hamburg, 1839): — Katechisnmus der christlichen Lehre (Berlin, 1842; 2d ed. 1854): — Inhalt und Verfasser der einzelnen Buicher der heiligen Schrift (ibid. 1848): — Luther auf der Coburg (ibid. 1853): — Bugenhagen in Braunschweig (ibid. 1854): — Melanchthon in Heidelberg (ibid. 1855): — Das Leben des Johannes Bugenhagen (ibid. 1859): — 'Ueber die reactioniren Bestrebungenz in der evany . gelischen Kirche (ibid. 1850). . See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gen., s.v.; Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. i, 102. (B. P.)