Gunther, Johann

Gunther, Johann a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born April 17, 1660. He studied at Breslau and Leipsic, was preacher and licentiate of theology at the latter place, and died January 20, 1714. His writings are for the most part directed against the Roman Catholic Church. See Ranft, Leben der chursadhsischen Gottesgelehrten; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v. (B.P.)