Benjamin Hedericus
German lexicographer
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Benjamin Hedericus ( Benjamin Hederich ; 12 December 1675 in Geithain , Germany – 18 July 1748 in Großenhain , Meißen , Germany ) was a German lexicographer. He is most notable as the author of a Greek lexicon that was widely used in the Roman Catholic Church in Europe.
He also authored the following:
- Notitia Auctorum Antiqua et Media
- Progymnasmata Linguae Graecae
- Progymnasmata Linguae Latinae
- Fasti Consulares Romani
- Reales Schul-Lexicon
- Lexicon Manuale Graecum - edited and expanded by Johann August Ernesti in 1767
- Grundliches Mythologisches Lexicon
- Lexicon Manuale Latino-Germanicum
He edited Empedocles ' De Sphaera and a Latin edition of Tertullian .
Disambiguation
There was another similarly named individual, Dr Hedericus, who was a Lutheran pastor at Iglau , and an opponent of the Moravian Church in the 16th Century. [ citation needed ]
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