Braune, Karl

Braune, Karl a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born March 10, 1810, at Leipsic, where he also studied under G. Hermann and Wiener. In 1852 his alma mater conferred on him the degree of doctor of divinity, and in the same year he was called as member of consistory and general superintendent to Altenburg, when he died April 29, 1879. He published, Dos Evangelium von Jesus Christus, synoptisch zusammen-gestellt (Grimma, 1846): — Monnika und Augustinus (ibid. eod.): — Die sieben kleinen katholischen Briefe des Neuen Testaments (ibid. 1847-48): — Unsere Zeit und die innere Mission (Leipsic, 1850): — Die Bergredigt des Herrn (Altenburg, 1855): — Die Briefe in die Epheser, Philipper, Kolosser, in Lange's Bible- work (Elberfeld, 1867): — and in the same work, Die dvei Briefe des Apostels Johannes (ibid. 1866): — Zwolf Charakterbilder aus dem Neuen Testamente (Altenburg, 1878), besides a number of sermons. See Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 1:182; Schurer, Theologische Literatur-zeitug, 1878, page 271; Hermann, Leben und Wirken von Dr. Karl Braune (Altenburg, 1880). (B.P.)