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A German theological writer; born at Mors, Oct. 10, 1838. He was appointed professor of theology in the University of Erlangen 1878, and is author of "Marcellus of Ancyra" (1867); "The Shepherd of Hermas" (1868); "Ignatius of Antioch" (1873); "The Acts of St. John" (1880); "Cyprian of Antioch and the German Story of Faust" (1882); "Researches into the History of the New Testament Canon" (5 vols., 1881-93); "The Gospel of Peter" (1893); "Introduction to the New Testament" (1897).