Johann Heinrich Otth
Johann Heinrich Otth (born April 15, 1651 in Bern , † July 16, 1719 in Höchstetten ) was a Swiss pastor and Hebraist / Orientalist .
From 1673 Otth was a philosophy professor in Lausanne . In 1682 he became pastor in Rüegsau and in 1696 changed to the parish office of Höchstetten. His Historia doctorum Misnicorum [...] from 1672 and his Lexicon rabbinico-philologicum [...] from 1675 were long considered standard works of Hebrew studies. His Historia ecclesiastica Bernensis is only preserved as a manuscript.
literature
- Albert Rudolf Rüetschi : Johann Heinrich Otth (1651-1719) . In: Collection of Bernischer Biographien, Bern, Vol. 2 (1896), pp. 255–258.
Web links
- Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Johann Heinrich Otth. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Johann Heinrich Otth in the catalog of the Burgerbibliothek Bern
Individual evidence
- ^ Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Johann Heinrich Otth. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Otth, Johann Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss pastor and Hebraist / orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1651 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1719 |
| Place of death | Höchstetten |