Bertram, Joachim Christoph

Bertram, Joachim Christoph a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born in 1730 at Sennen. He studied at Halle. In 1758 Franke appointed him as his amanuensis; in 1775 he was assistant librarian, and in this position, which he occupied till 1791, he prepared the catalogue of the University library. He died June 2, 1806. He edited the writings of his teacher, S. J. Baumgarten, viz.:

Erlduterungen der christlichen Alterthumer (Halle, 1768): — Ausfuhrlicher Vortrag der biblischen Hermeneutik (ibid. 1769). He also published, Geschichte des symbolischen Anhanges der Schmalkaldischen Artikel (Altdorf. 1770): — Literarische Abhandlungen (Halle, 1781-83): — Beitrag zur kritischen Geschichte der Augsburgischen Confession (ibid. 1784). See Dbring, Die gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands, i,, 100 sq.; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. i, 105, 329. (B. P.)