Besenbeck, Georg

Besenbeck, Georg a German Protestant theologian, was born Jan. 3, 1731, at Erlangen, where he also pursued his theological studies. In 1751 he was appointed collaborator and in 1758 con-rector at the gymnasium there. He died Nov. 7, 1762. He published, Beitrdge zu der exegetischen Gottesgelehrtheit (Erlangen,, 1754-57, 2 vols.): — Grundrisse erbaulicher Betrachtungen fiber auserlesene Stellen aus dem Propheten Jeremias (ibid. 1756): — Progr. de Stylo Gentium Doctoris Paulii ad Omnium Dominum Captum Accommodato (ibid. 1759): Progr. de Fervido Christianorum Deo et Justitice sub Libertatis Lege Serviendi Studio (ibid. 1760): — Progr. Finis Domini ad Jacobi V Comm. XI Celebratus Dominonostro Jesu Christo Vindicatus (ibid. 1761): — Neue Bei-trage zur exegetischen Gottesgelehrtheit (ibid. 1761-66, 2 vols.). See Doring, Die gelehrten Theologen Dezstschlands, i, 102 sq. (B. P.)