Matthiai, Wolf Christian

Matthiai, Wolf Christian a Lutheran theologian of Denmark, was born January 28, 1734. He studied at Kiel, was in 1762 military, preacher, in 1770 pastor at Rendsburg, in 1778 member of consistory, and died January 29, 1787. He wrote, Diss. Historic Samuelis, Sauli et Davidis, ad Annorum Rationes Digesta (Kiel, 1752): — Beschreibung der Kirchenvesfassung in den Herzogthumern Schleswig und Holstein (Flensburg, 1778-86, 2 volumes): — Schriftmassige Betrachtung uber dass Leiden und Sterben Jesu Christi (ibid. 1786). See Doring, Die gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands, s.v.; Winer, Handbuch der-theol. Lit. 1:833. (B.P.).