Matthias Hiller Explained

Matthias Hiller (15 February 1646 – 11 February 1725) was a German Protestant theologian and Orientalist.[1]

Life

Matthias Hiller was born at Stuttgart on 15 February 1646, the son of a Württemberg government secretary.[2] He became professor of logic and metaphysics in 1692, and of Oriental languages and theology in 1698. In 1716 he exchanged these offices for the priory of Königsbronn, where he died on 11 February 1725.

Works

Hiller acquired great reputation by his works on philology and hermeneutics. He wrote:

Sources

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Notes and References

  1. Proeschel 1872, p. 258.
  2. Redslob 1880, p. 424.