BEYSCHLAG, WILLIBALD (1823-1900), German Prot estant divine, was born at Frankfort-on-Main on Sept. 5, 1823, and died at Halle on Nov. 25, 1900. He became professor ordi naries of practical theology at Halle in 186o. theologian of the mediating school, he became leader of the Mittelpartei, and with Albrecht Wolters founded as its organ the Deutschevangelische Blatter. Among his works are Die Christologie des Neuen Testa ments (1866), Der Altkatholicismus (three editions, 1882-83), Leben Jesu (1885; 3rd ed. 1893), Neutestamentliche Theologie (1891-92 ; 2nd ed., 1896), Christenlehre auf Grund des kleinen luth. Katechismus (5900), and an autobiography Aus meinem Leben (1896-98).
See P. Schaff, Living Divines (1887) ; Lichtenberger, Hist. Germ. Theol. (1889) ; Calwer-Zeller, Kirchenlexikon.