Johann Jakob Quandt

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Johann Jakob Quandt (Lithuanian: Jonas Jokūbas Kvantas; 27 March 1686 in Königsberg – 17 January 1772 in Königsberg) was a German orthodox Lutheran theologian. He opposed Pietism, but sympathized with Wolffianism.^[1] He is known for sponsoring the first complete translation of the Bible into Lithuanian, the Quandt Bible of 1735.^[2] He was also a librarian of the Königsberg Public Library.

References

↑ Kuehn, Manfred (2001). Kant: a biography. Cambridge University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-521-49704-6.
↑ Metzger, Bruce Manning; Michael David Coogan (1993). The Oxford companion to the Bible. Oxford University Press. p. 771. ISBN 978-0-19-504645-8. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)

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Name	Quandt, Johann
Alternative names	Jonas Jokūbas Kvantas (Lithuanian)
Short description	Lutheran theologian, known for the first complete translation of the Bible into Lithuanian
Date of birth	27 March 1686
Place of birth	Königsberg
Date of death	17 January 1772
Place of death	Königsberg

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