Veillodter, Valentin Karl

Veillodter, Valentin Karl a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born March 10,1769, at Nuremberg. . He studied at Altdorf and Jena, and was appointed, in 1793, preacher in his native city. He now rapidly advanced, and in 1817 the Erlangen University honored him with the doctorate. He died April 9, 1828, in his native city. Veillodter was one of the most prominent pulpit orators. His printed sermons occupy several volumes. Besides sermons, he published, Kommunionbuch fir gebildete Christen (13th ed. Nuremb. 1852): — Ideen über Tod und Unsterblichkeit (4th ed. ibid. 1852): — Gebete am Morgen und Abend (4th ed. ibid. 1837). See Zuchold, Bibl. Theolog. 2, 1376 sq.; Doring, Die deutschen Kanzelredner des 18ten und 19ten Jahrhunderts, p. 556 sq.; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Literatur (Index). (B. P.)