Johann Jakob Quandt Explained

Johann Jakob Quandt (Lithuanian: Jonas Jokūbas Kvantas; 27 March 1686 in Königsberg – 17 January 1772 in Königsberg) was a German orthodox Lutheran theologian, and professor of theology in Königsberg. He opposed Pietism, but sympathized with Wolffianism.[1] He is known for sponsoring the first complete translation of the Bible into Lithuanian, the Quandt Bible of 1735.[2] He was also a librarian of the Königsberg Public Library (first librarian, 1714–18).

He was considered an excellent preacher. Frederick the Great called him the best preacher he knew. In 1743 he published a hymnal in response to Georg Friedrich Rogall's Pietist hymnal.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kuehn, Manfred . Kant: a biography . 70 . Cambridge University Press . 2001 . 978-0-521-49704-6.
  2. Book: Metzger, Bruce Manning . The Oxford companion to the Bible . Michael David Coogan . Oxford University Press . registration . 1993 . 978-0-19-504645-8 . 771 .
  3. http://users.manchester.edu/FacStaff/SSNaragon/Kant/bio/biokon2.htm Quandt, Johann Jakob (1686-1772)