"Christian Gottlob Leberecht Großmann (9 November 1783 in Prießnitz – 29 June 1857 in Leipzig) was a German theologian.
From 1802 he studied theology at the University ...
of Jena, receiving his doctorate in 1805. From 1808 to 1811 he served as a substitute minister in his hometown of Prießnitz, and afterwards, was a minister in Gröbitz (1811–22) and an ecclesiastical superintendent in Altenburg (1823–28). In 1829 he was named pastor and superintendent at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig.
On six separate occasions he served as dean to the theological faculty at Leipzig University. As a professor, his studies largely involved New Testament exegesis, Saxon church law and contemporary history. He held a particular interest in the works of Jewish-Hellenistic philosopher Philo of Alexandria." - (en.wikipedia.org 13.11.2019)
