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Johann Jakob Quandt

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Johann Quandt

Died
  
January 17, 1772, Konigsberg

Johann Jakob Quandt (Lithuanian: Jonas Jokubas Kvantas; 27 March 1686 in Konigsberg – 17 January 1772 in Konigsberg) was a German orthodox Lutheran theologian, professor of theology in Rostock. 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 Konigsberg Public Library.

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