Edzardi, Esra Heinrich

Edzardi, Esra Heinrich a theologian and historian, son of Sebastian Edzardi, was born at Hamburg January 28, 1703. Although his life was very short (he died February 4, 1733), he left a number of works, of which the principal are, Schwedische Kirchengeschichte (Altona, 1720, 8vo): — Ordnung der zehn Gebote in Lutheri Catechismo (Hamburg, 1721, 8vo): — Disputatio de Cycno ante mortem non canente (Wittenb. 1722, 4to): — Wahre Lehre von der Gnadenwahl (1721, 4to). — Hoefer, Nouv. Biogr. Generale, 15:694. (J.H.W.)