Nicolai, Johann David

Nicolai, Johann David a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born at Hamburg, February 25, 1742. He studied at Gottingen, was in 1770 sub-rector at Stade, in 1778 rector, in 1781 cathedral-preacher at Bremen and died April 3, 1826. Besides a number of sermons he published Das Neue Testament, etc. (Bremen, 177576, 2 volumes). See Doring, Die deutschen Kanzelredner, pages 264-270; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 2:159. (B.P.)