Gessner, Georg

Gessner, Georg a Swiss theologian, was born in 1764 at Diebelidorf, near Zurich. He was for some time professor at his native place, in 1828 superintendent, in; 1837 resigned his position, and died in 1839. He published, Nikodentus oder die Lehre Jesu vom geistigen Gottesreiche (Zurich, 1814): — Der sichere Gang durchs Leben (Stuttgart, 1826): — Schicksale der Wahrheit unten den Menschen (1818-20): — Christliches Handbuch (Zurich, 1817): — Der Christen-Glaube in seiner Fruchtbarkeit (Stuttgart, 1836). See Zulchold, Bibl. Theol. 1:435; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1:863, 864; 2:198, 200. 208, 228, 327, 332, 357, 359, 384, 392. (B.P.)