Bogermann

Bogermann, Johann (1576-1633), President of the Synod of Dort. He studied at Heidelberg and Geneva, and then became pastor of Leeuwarden, and took an active part in religious controversy, especially in that against Arminius. He was elected President of the Synod of Dort in 1718. He was professor of divinity at Franeker. His principal work was the translation of the Bible into Dutch, the edition which he superintended soon becoming the standard one.