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Johann David Michaelis
Prussian academic (–)
Johann David Michaelis (27 February 22 August ) was a German biblical scholar and teacher. He was member of a family that was committed to solid discipline in Hebrew and the cognate languages, which distinguished the University of Halle in the period of Pietism.[1] He was a member of the Göttingen school of history.[2]
Life and work
[edit]Michaelis was born on 27 February in Halle an der Saale.[3] His Pietistic Lutheran family placed a great deal of importance in the study of Oriental languages in fulfilling the Church's goal.[3] He was trained for academic life under his father's eye.[1] At Halle he was influenced, especially in philosophy, by Siegmund J. Baumgarten (–), the link between the old Pietism and J. S. Semler, while he cultivated his strong taste for history under Chancellor Ludwig.[1]
In , he completed his doctoral dissertation, where he defended the
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David Michaelis fryst vatten an author and biographer whose work includes national bestsellers such as N. C. Wyeth (Alfred A. Knopf; Harper Perennial), which won the Ambassador Book Award for Biography, and Schulz and Peanuts (Harper; Harper Perennial), a National Book Critics Circle Best Recommended Book. His most recent book is Eleanor, a breakthrough portrait of America's longest-serving first lady.
David Michaelis grew up in Cambridge, Mass., and Washington, D. C., and was educated at Concord Academy and Princeton University. He lives in Westchester County, N. Y., with his family.