HEIDEGGER, JOHANN HEINRICH, a Swiss theologian, was born July 1, 1633, near Zurich. The son of a Protestant pastor, he began his studics in his native land, and went to prosecute them at Marburg and Heidelberg, under men like Hottinger and Spanheim. In 1656 lie was chosen professor extraordinary of the Hebrew language in the University of Heidelberg. In i659 he was called to Steinfurt as professor of theology and ec clesiastical history. In 1666 lie was compelled to leave the place by war, and returned to Ziirich, where he received the chair of theology, which he held till his death, January 28, z698. Heidegger was a man of great influence and activity. He took part in most of the ecclesiastical controversies of his time, and obtained a wide reputation. He was benevolent and patriotic, a defender of the refugees of France and Piedmont, who found an asylum in Switzerland from the persecutions of the Romanists on account of their religion. He
was the principal author of the noted Formula Consensus, which was adopted by the Synod of Zurich, held in 1675. His chief Biblical works are—De Historia sacra Patriarcharum exercita times selecta, 1667-1671, 2 vOIS. 410 ; Enchiridion Biblicum succinctius, x681, 8vo; Mysteriunz Baby lonis, seu in divi Yoannis theologi Apocalypseos pro phetiam de Babylone magma diatriba, 1687, 2 vOIS. 410 ; Exercitationes 17oo, 4to ; Labores exegetici Yosuant, AIatthaum, epistolas S. Pauli ad Rontanos, Corinthios, et Hebraws, z7oo, 4to ; Corpus Meologia Christiana, etc., 170o, folio ; Me a'ulla thrologia Christiana,z696, 1702, 4to. Many of his writings were directed against Romanists and the proceedings of the Council of Trent.—S. D.