Elswich, Johann Hermann

Elswich, Johann Hermann a Lutheran divine,. was born at Rendsburg, in Holstein, June 19,1684, and was educated at Lubeck, Rostock, Leipsic, Jena, and Wurtemberg, at which last university he took his master's degree. In 1717 he was invited to become pastorof the Church of Sts. Cosmo and Damian, at Stade. Hedied there, June 10, 1721. For a list of some of his works, see Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v.