Hoppenstedt, August Friedrich Ludwig

Hoppenstedt, August Friedrich Ludwig a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born March 22, 1763. In 1789 he was inspector of the Teachers' Seminary at Hanover, in 1792 court- chaplain, in 1796 superintendent, in 1805 general superintendent at Harburg, in 1815 at Celle, and died April 24, 1830, doctor of theology, abbot of Loccum, and director of consistory at Hanover. He published, Predigten (Hanover, 1818-19; 3 vols.): — Liederfur Volksschulen (1793; 4th ed. 1814). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1:864; 2:99, 171, 265, 385; Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 1:585. (B.P.)