Cramer, Jacobus

D.D. (Utrecht, 1858), Dutch Protestant theologian; b. at Rotter dam, Dec. 24, 1833; educated at Utrecht; became adjunct to the director of the Mi ionary Society of Rotter dam, 1858; Reformed pastor at Oude Wetering 1859, at Charlois 1862, and at Amsterdam 1866 profe or of the history of the Christian religion, early Christian literature, and history of Christian doctrine, at Groningen, 1876, since 1884 at Utrecht. He is an advocate of the evangelical orthodox theology, as appears, amongst other things, from the " Contributions in the Domain of Theology and Philosophy," which he published with G. H. Lamers (Amsterdam, 1867-85, 5 vols.). He is the author of Specimen his to rico-dogmaticum de Arianismo (his D.D. thesis), Utrecht, 1858; and in Dutch of "Christianity and Humanity," Amsterdam, 1871; " Alexander Vinet, considered as a Christian Moralist and Apologist," 1883 (crowned by The Hague Society).