Gottfried Jüngst: (1665-1726), German Reformed theologian. He was born in Herborn on October 19, 1665, a son of {DH-2.532} Johann Ludwig Jüngst, town assessor. He learned in Herborn, then he attended theology under Matthias Nethenus (1618-1686) and Johannes Melchior (1646-1689). Due to their influence Jüngst became an important representative of Cocceian thought. In 1686 he disputed under the chairmanship of Nethenus, and in 1687 he became pastor in Ballersbach (Dillenburg district). In 1690 he was assistant pastor in Herborn. In 1688 he married {DH-1.267} Margarete Christine, daughter of the pastor of Ballersbach {DH-2.534}Johann Jakob Rücker. In 1692 he was invited professor of theology to the academy of Hanau, and in 1701 he became supervisor of the diocese of Hanau. In 1697 he obtained doctorate of theology in Marburg. From 1706 he was pastor of St.Ansgar in Bremen, and from 1707 until his death professor at the academy. He was an outstanding homiletitian, and eminent representative of both practical and theoretical theology. He published sermons and academic disputes.