Paul Daniel Longolius
German encyclopedist (1704–1779)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Daniel Longolius (1 November 1704 – 24 February 1779) was a German meteorologist, historian, and educator. He was educated at Leipzig University. He was the main editor of volumes 3 to 18 of Johann Heinrich Zedler's Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon (an early encyclopedia) from 1733 to 1739, replacing Jacob August Franckenstein, who had edited the first two volumes.[1] His successor was Carl Günther Ludovici.
He was born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony and died in Hof.[2]
