Burchard, Matthias

Burchard, Matthias a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Kiel, Aug. 22,1619. He studied at Rostock and Kiel, was in the latter place appointed deacon, and afterwards pastor primarius. He died suddenly, Aug. 29, 1679. See Moller, Cimbria Litterata; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s..v. (B. P.)