Name

Johann Michael Lange

Original name

Main activity

Theologian

Secondary activity

Pastor

Title

Doctor

Name variations

Langius"

Education place

Altdorf, Jena

Education institution

University of Altdorf, University of Jena

Activity place

Altdorf

Activity institution

University of Altdorf

Activity start date

1697

Activity end date

1709

Place of birth

Etzelwang

Date of birth

1664

Place of death

Prenzlau

Date of death

1731

Bibliographical references

Descriptive card

Johann Michael Lange, a Lutheran theologian with very broad interests, had served as a Lutheran pastor before attaining the Dr. theol. and being appointed professor of theology in Altdorf in 1697. In 1709 he was dismissed from the university due to his Pietistic leanings and sympathy for Chiliasm. He spent the rest of his life as a pastor in Brandenburg. During his tenure in Altdorf he published several works on Islam and the Qur'an.

Entry author

Asaph Ben Tov