Ittig, Thomas

Ittig, Thomas a German Lutheran divine, was born at Leipzig Oct. 31, 1643. He studied at the universities of Leipzig, Rostock, and Strasburg. After filling the pastorate, he became, in 1698, professor of philosophy in the university of his native city. In 1691 he was transferred to the chair of theology. He died April 7,1710. Ittig was a very able man, but he lacked all tolerance towards those who chose to differ from him, and in some of his writings he is quite severe against other religious bodies than Lutherans. He is especially celebrated as a collector of the writings of the apostolical fathers (see below). His principal works are, Animadversiones in censuram facultatis theologicae Parisiensis, etc. (Leipzig, 1685, 4to): — De Heresiarchis cevi apostolici et apostolico proximi (Leipz. 1690 and 1703, 4to): —

Prolegomena ad Flavii Josephi opera Graeco-Latina (Cologne, 1691, fol.) — Bibliotheca Patrum apostolicorum Graeco-Latina, etc. Leipz. 1699, 8vo) (above alluded to): — Operum Clementis Alexandrini Supplementum, etc. (Leipzig, 1700. 8vo): — Exercitationum Theologicarumz varii aogumenti, etc. Accedunt duce orationes inaugurales, etc. (Leipzig, 1702): — Exercitatio theologica de novisnsfinaticorugm quo Irundam nostrae cetatis puratoriis (Lpz. 1703, 4to): — De Syiodi Carentonensis a reformatis in Gallia ecclesiis anno 1631 cclebratae indulgentia erga Luther-anos, etc., Dissertatio theologica. Accedunt quatuor Progammata '(Lpz. 1705, 4to): — Historia Synodorunm nationalium a reformatis in Gallia habiftarune, etc. (Lpz. 1705): — De Bibliothecis et Catenis Patrum, etc. (Lpz. 1707, 8vo): — Historia ecclesiastice primi a. Christo nato sceculi selecta Capita de scriptoribus et scriptis ecclesiasticis, etc. (Lpz. 1709, 4to): — Schediasma de autoribus qui de scriptoribus ecclesiasticis egerunt (Lpz. 1711, 8vo): — Historia Concilii Nicceni (Leipz. 1712, 4to): — Opuscula varnia, edita cura Christiani Ludovici (Leipz. 1714, 8vo). See Kern, )e Vita, Obitu; Scriptisque Th. Ittigii epistolica Dissertatio (Lpz. 1710); Acta eruditorum Lipsensiea, p. 221; Niceron, memoirs, 29, 241-252; Sax, Onomast. Literar. v, 392; Appendix, 6, 585; Ersch. u. Gruber, Allg. Encyk.; J. Fabricius, Hist. Bibliotheca, 5, 140, 141, 302, 303, 310; 6:456; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Géneralé, 26:106; Fuhrmann, Handwörterbuch d. Kirchengeschichte, 2, 515.