EBRARD, JOHANNES HEINRICH AUGUST (1818 '888), German theologian, was born at Erlangen on Jan. 18, 1818. Educated in his native town and at Berlin, he became Privatdocent at Erlangen (1841) and then professor of theology at Zurich (1844) . From 1847-61 he held a similar post at Erlangen, where in 1875 he became pastor of the French reformed church. His chief works were Christliche Dogmatik (2 vols., 1851), V orle sungen uber praktische Theologie (1864), Handbuch der Christ. Kirchen- u. Dogmengesch. (4 vols. 1865-66), Apologetik (1874 75, Eng. trans. 1886). He also edited and completed H. Olshausen's commentary, himself writing on the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Johannine Epistles and Revelation. He died at Erlangen on July 23, 1888.