Herzog, JOHANN JAKOB

Herzog, JOHANN JAKOB, a theologian of the Reformed creed, was born at Basel, 12th September 1805, and, after studying at Berlin, became professor at Lausanne (1830), Halle (1847), and Erlangen (1854). He died 30th September 1882. Amongst his works are a book on the Plymouth Brethren (Lausanne, 1845), lives of Calvin and Ecolampadius, a work on the Waldenses, and a church-history; but his name is best known for the great theological encyclopædia edited by him, Realencyklopädie für Protestantische Theologie und Kirche (22 vols. Gotha, 1854-68); new ed. by Herzog, Plitt, and Hauck (18 vols. 1877-88); English abridged ed. by Schaff (3 vols. 1882-84).