Kampfer, Peter Christian

Kampfer, Peter Christian a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born November 13, 1702. He studied at Rostock, was in 1736 professor of metaphysics there, in 1739 deacon, and took his degree as doctor of divinity in 1749. He died May 13, 1755. His writings are, De Usu Terminorum Ecclesiasticorum (Rostock, 1730): — De Litteris Atque Punctis in Scripturea Veteris Testamenti Hebraicis (ibid. 1734): — De Origine Atque Indole ro v Keri et Chetibh (ibid. 1739): — De Litteris, Vocalibus et Accentibus in Scriptura V. T. Hebraicis (ibid. 1742): — Modus Praedicationis Paulince per Exegesin Dicti 1 Corinthiansii,4 Sistens (ibid. 1749). See Doring, Die gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands, s.v. (B.P.)