Polykarp Leyser III. (1 July 1656 in Halle – 11 October 1725 in

Celle Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle (district), Celle in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller (Germany), Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about ...

) was a German

Lutheran Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched ...

theologian, superintendent, chaplain (''Oberhofprediger''), and orientalist.

Family

His father Friedrich Wilhelm Leyser (1622–1691) was the son of

Polykarp Leyser II 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. Life Provenance His father Polykarp Leyser the Elder, was a ...

and grandson of

Polykarp Leyser the Elder Polykarp (von) Leyser the Elder or Polykarp Leyser I (18 March 1552 – 22 February 1610) was a Lutheranism, Lutheran theologian, superintendent of Braunschweig, superintendent-general of the Saxon church-circle, professor of theology at the Univ ...

, both also theologians. His mother was Friedrich's wife Christine Margarethe Malsius (c 1630–before 1720). He married Margaretha Magdalena Barckhausen (1666–1699), daughter of the theologian Hermann Barckhausen (1629–1695) and his wife Magdalena Gesenius († 1677). They had two children, including the theologian, philosopher and historian

Polykarp Leyser IV Polykarp Leyser IV (4 September 1690 in Wunstorf – 7 April 1728 in Helmstedt) was a German Lutheran theologian, philosopher, physician, lawyer and historian. He was the son of Polykarp Leyser III, the great-grandson of Polykarp Leyser II a ...

(1690–1728). He later remarried, having two more children with his second wife.

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* 1656 births 1725 deaths German Lutheran theologians 18th-century German Lutheran clergy German orientalists German male non-fiction writers 17th-century German Lutheran clergy {{Germany-linguist-stub