Kirchhofer, Johannes

a Protestant theologian, was born December 15, 1800, at Schaffhausen, in Switzerland. He studied at Gottingen and Halle, was in 1827 pastor at Hofwyl, in 1829 professor of theology at the Collegiunt Humnanitatis, in his native city; in 1842 he was elected deacon at St. John's, and in 1854 pastor there. He died February 27, 1869. Kirchhofer took a very active part in the ecclesiastical affairs of his country. For a time he was the president of the synod, and as such exercised a great influence upon the younger theologians. Of his writings we mention especially, Quellensammlung zur Geschichte des neutestamentlichen Canons (Zurich, 1842-44): — Leitfaden zur Bibelkunde (2d ed. Stuttgart, 1860). See Dr. Johannes Kirchhofer, Dekan und Pfarrer in Schaffhausen (Schaffhausen, 1871); Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 1:687. (B.P.)