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Polykarp Leyser II (20 November 1586, Wittenberg - 15 January 1633, Leipzig) was a German Lutheran theologian and superintendent in Leipzig. He was professor of theology since 1613.

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Life

Provenance

His father Polykarp Leyser the Elder, was a theologian. His mother was Elisabeth, daughter of the painter Lucas Cranach the Younger.

Family

He was the father of nine recorded children, most of whom became theologians. His son, Johann Leyser [de], was also a theologian, but found himself cut off from his family for his controversial defense of polygamy. One of Polykarp's sons, however, Michael Leyser became a physician and anatomist, making important contributions to documenting the medical advances of the time, notably in respect of the Lymphatic system.[1]

His grandson Polykarp Leyser III and his great-grandson Polykarp Leyser IV were all also theologians.

References

Bibliography

• Biography in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
• "Entry". Zedlers Universallexikon. Vol. 17. p. 382.
• Erdmann Hannibal Albrecht: Sächsische evangelisch-luther’sche Kirchen- und Predigengeschichte, von ihrem Ursprung an die bis auf gegenwärtige Zeiten. Leipzig 1799, S. 61, (GoogleBooks)

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