Johann Jakob Quandt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Jakob Quandt

Lutheran theologian, known for the first complete translation of the Bible into Lithuanian

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1686

Place of Birth: Königsberg

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1772

Profession: librarian, translator, theologian, university teacher, Bible translator

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Johann Jakob Quandt (Lithuanian: Jonas Jokubas Kvantas; 27 March 1686 in Königsberg – 17 January 1772 in Königsberg) was a German orthodox Lutheran theologian, and professor of theology in Königsberg.
He opposed Pietism, but sympathized with Wolffianism.
He is known for sponsoring the first complete translation of the Bible into Lithuanian, the Quandt Bible of 1735.
He was also a librarian of the Königsberg Public Library (first librarian, 1714–18). He was considered an excellent preacher.
Frederick the Great called him the best preacher he knew.
In 1743 he published a hymnal in response to Georg Friedrich Rogall's Pietist hymnal.



Alternative names	Johann Jakob Haid, Johann Jacob Hayd
Description	German mezzotint engraver, portrait painter and publisher
Date of birth/death	1704	9 December 1767
Location of birth/death	Klein-Eislingen, Württemberg	Augsburg
Work location	Göttingen, Augsburg
Authority control	: Q1694808 VIAF: 27330078 ISNI: 0000 0000 8106 4612 ULAN: 500034394 LCCN: n82250571 GND: 116391839 WorldCat