FISCHER, JOHANN FRIEDRICH. Thi3 eminent philologist was bom at Coburg, October to, 1724. In 1751 he was appointed rector of St. Thomas's School, Leipzig ; and, 1767, Principal of the Furs ten Collegium in the same city. Ile died October r r, 1799. In addition to a large number of works on various departments of classical philology, he made numerous contributions to Biblical literature. He was the editor of the best edition of Stochius's Clavz:r, of Leusden de a'ialectis Novi Testamenti, and of other works then valued as aids to the critical study of the original Scriptures. He also superintended the publication, from a Greek MS. in the library of St. Paul's, Leipzig, of a portion of the O. T., including Leviticus, Numbers, and parts of Exodus and Deuteronomy. Of his original works, the following are the most important :— Pro/us/ones xxxiii. de vitiir Lexicorum N. T.,1772 1790 ; afterwards published in a collected form with the title Prolusioner vitiis Lexicorum Now Testament' separatinz antea num. conjuneta ea'itee,
multis partibus aucta, multi:pee in locis emendatee, Lips. 1791, 8vo ; Prolusthnes versionibus greeds librorum V. T 1/Ito-arum hebraicarzent nzagistrir ; access& troksio qua lod nonnulli 'rem. Gr-r. cram /arum IlIalachia illustrankr, Lips. 1772, 8vo ; Progr. quo loci nonnulli librorum T. e versioni bus Greeds, maximeque Alexandrine, oracular/1m Alalachiez illustrantzer, :773; Progr. tie Cliala'aicis Onquelosi 7onatheeque versionibzu V. T littera rum hebraiearum seientia intelligentiayue librorum divinorum adjutrieibus, Lips. 1774, 4to; PreTiSiO a'e versione libroruni divinorum V. T. vulgata Vera legitimceque rationis hebral latinum eon vertendi magistra, 1775, 4to ; Froksiones V. in quibus varii loci lihrorum dirket:an utriugue Thlarnenti eorumque versionum veenun, maxime GraC0711112 explicantur atque illustrantur. Accessit commentatio miser loco quoa'ant epistola qua inscri bitur ad ifebraos, Lips. 1779, 8vo.—S. N.