General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . with the useof such scarce books as were necessary to theirmaking any considerable proficiency. In thisnumber was our Forster, who made such pro-gress in his studies, as to gain not only the ap-plause, but the warm esteem of his tutor. Inhis acquaintance with the Greek and Hebrewlanguages he particularly excelled. Afterwardshe went for farther improvement to Leipsic,where he studied theology, and the otherbranches of
General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . with the useof such scarce books as were necessary to theirmaking any considerable proficiency. In thisnumber was our Forster, who made such pro-gress in his studies, as to gain not only the ap-plause, but the warm esteem of his tutor. Inhis acquaintance with the Greek and Hebrewlanguages he particularly excelled. Afterwardshe went for farther improvement to Leipsic,where he studied theology, and the otherbranches of literature proper to qualify him forthe clerical profession. It was in this univer-sity that he first commenced teacher of theHebrew language, and also of divinity. After-wards he removed to the university of Wittem-berg, where his talents and learning raised himto high consideration, and he was admitted tothe honour of doctor of divinity. For eightyears he discharged the duties of public pro-fessor of Hebrew in that university, with eminentsuccess and reputation, at the same time thathe rendered essential service to the protestantreligion by his labours as a divine. When.
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