.KUINOEL, CIIRISTIANUS THEOPHILUS (KCJH NOL, CHRISTIAN GOTTLIEB), was born at Leip zig, Jan. 2, 176S. His father was archdeacon of the church of St. Thomas. His education was commenced in the school of St. Thomas, and from thence Ile proceeded to the university of his native city. After taking the double degree of D.D. and Ph. D., he commenced, by the advice of Wolf, to deliver, as a privat-docent, courses of lectures on Greek and Latin Philosophy, and on Biblical Exe gesis. In 1790 he was appointed extraordinary pro. fessor of philosophy, and in 1796 preacher at St. Paul's, the university church. His reputation as a Hellenist brought him, in 1799, an invitation to the Greek chair in Copenhagen, but not wishing to leave Germany, he declined to accede to it. Two years afterwards he was appointed to the chair of Poetry and Eloquence in the university' of Giessen, and in 1806 to one of the theological chairs. He died at Giessen, Oa 15, 1841. He was a maa greatly beloved by his students, and ditinguished by the power of securing the strong attachment of persons of various sentiments. His published works are numerous. Of those which are devoted to the elucidation of the Scriptures, the following are the most important :-1. Commentazins in Libros Novi
Testanzenti Historicos, Lips. iSo7-18, 4 vols. Svo. A fourth edition of vol. i. was published in 1837, and of vol. ii. in 1843 ; of vol. iii. the last edition (the third) appeared in 1825, and of vol. iv. a second edition in 1827. 2. flosoe Oracula fIebr. et Lat. perpetua annotatione illustrate?, Lips. 1792, 8vo. Kuinoel had previously published in 1789 a translation of IIosea into German. 3. Afession ische Weissagungen a'es Allen Testaments iibersetzt und erldutert, Leip. 1792, 8vo. 4. Obserczationes ad A'avlem Testamentum ex libris Alsocryphis Ve teris Testamenti, Lips. 1794, Svo. 5. Pericopo Evangefic,r, Lips. 1796-97, 2 vOlS. Svo. 6. Die Psalmen metrisch iibersetzt mit ilnizzerkumgen, Leip. /799, Svo. 7. Spicileg-ium observationzenz in Bpis tolanz y'acobi, Lips. 1807. 8. Commentarths Epistolam ad Hebreros, Lips. r831, Svo. Kuinoel's Commentaries are still valuable for the stores of philological learning which they contain, but are wanting in spiritual insight.—S.