Eckhard, Paul Jacob

Eckhard, Paul Jacob a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Juterbogk, December 6, 1693. He studied at Zerbst, Quedlinburg, and Wittenberg; was appointed in 1728 deacon at St. Nicolai, in his native city, and died there, March 6, 1753, leaving, among other works, Werdische Kirchen-Historie (Wittenberg, 1739). See Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v. (B.P.)