Grynaeus, Johann Jacob, Dd

Grynaeus, Johann Jacob, D.D., a Swiss Protestant theologian, third son of Thomas Grynaeus (q.v.), was born at Berne Oct. 1,1540. He studied at Basle, was ordained deacon in 1559, and in 1565 succeeded his father as pastor. In 1577 he became professor of theology at Basle, and remained there until 1584, when he removed to Heidelberg. In 1586 he returned to Basle, where he died head pastor (antistes) of the city, Aug. 30, 1617 (Aug. 31, 1618, according to Michaud). He published Variorum Patrum Graecorum et Latinorum Monumenta orthodoxographa (Basle, 1569, 2 vols. fol.) : — Ecclesiastica Historia Eusebii Pamphili, Ruffini, Socratis, Theodoreti, Sozomeni, Theodori, Evagrii, et Dorothei, etc. (Basle, 1571, 1588, 1611, fol.): Epitome' Sacrorum Bibliorum, pars I (Basle, 1577, 8vo): Character Christianorum, sen de fidei, spei et charitatis doctrina, etc. (Basle, 1578, 8vo): — Synopsis Historiae Horn inis, sen de prima hominis origine, ejusque corruptione, reconciliatione, etc. (Basle, 1576, 8vo): Chronologia brevis Historiae Evavgelicae (Basle, 1580) : — Sciagraphia; Sacrae Theologiae (Basle, 1577, 4to): Censura theologica ' de prima Antichristianorum errorum origine (Heidelb. 1484) : — Theoremata et Problemata theologica (Basle, f 1590, 3 vols.) : — De viris illustribus quorum, opere Deus '- in reformandis ecclesiis usus est (1602): and a large number of essays and discourses. See Jo. Fabricius, Historia Bibliothec. pt. 6:p. 418-421; Dan. Gerdes, Florileg. Lib. rar. p. 153; Adami, Vitae Theologorum Germanorum; Niceron, Memoires, 37:307- 315; Uhse, Leben d. beruhmtesten Kirchen-Scribenten, p. 196; Hoe-fer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, 22:274; Herzog, Real-Encyklop, v, 404; Darling, Cyclop. Bibliographica, i, 1347; Middleton, Evangelical Biography.