Benjamin Hedericus

Benjamin Hedericus (1675 - 1748) is most notable as author of a Greek Lexicon, which was widely used in the Roman Catholic Church in Europe.

He was also the author of:

* "Notitia Auctorum Antiqua et Media"
* "Progymnasmata Linguae Graecae"
* "Progymnasmata Linguae Latinae"
* "Fasti Consulares Romani"
* "Reales Schul-Lexicon"
* "Lexicon Manuale Graecum" - edited and expanded by Johann August Ernesti in 1767
* "Grundliches Mythologisches Lexicon"
* "Lexicon Manuale Latino-Germanicum"

He also edited Empedocles' "De Sphaera" and a Latin edition of Tertullian.

There was another Dr. Hedericus, who was a Lutheran pastor at Iglau, and an opponent of the Moravian Church in the 16th Century.