Kuhn, Jean Gaspard, a French Protestant preach-
er, was born at Saarbruck in the latter part of the 17th century, and flourished as professor of history and elo- quence at the University of Strasburg, and as canon of the Church of St. Thomas, in that city. He died in 1720. He wrote De Sociabilitate secundum Stoicorum disciplinam. — Haag, La France Protestante, s. v.
Kiuiuoel, Christiasus Theophilus (Christian Gottlieb Kiihnul in German), a German Protestant the- ologian and philologist, was born at Leipzic Jan. 2, 1768. He studied the classics at the school of St. Thomas, and theology in the miiversity of his native city. In 1788 he began, by the advice of tlie celebrated German sa- vant Wolf, a course of lectures at his alma mater on the classics and on the books of the O. and N. T. In 1790 he was appointed professor extraordinary of philosophy, and in 1796 preacher of the university. In 1799 he de- clined an invitation to a professor's chair at Copenha- gen, but in 1801 went to Giessen, as professor of belles- lettres. Subsequently, however, he devoted himself en- tirely to the exegesis of the N. T., and in 1809 was trans- ferred to the chair of theology as ordinary professor. He died there Oct. 15, 1841. He -wrote Messianische Weissa- gungen d. alt. Testaments ubersetst u. erldutert (Lpz. 1792, 8vo, Anon.) : — Ilosecs Oracula Ilebr. et Lat.pierpetua an- notatione illustrata (Lpz. 1792, 8vo). He had published in 1789 a German translation of the same book, with notes : — Observationes ad Novum Testamentum, ex libris apocnjphis Veteris Testamenti (Lpz. 1794, 8vo) : — Peri- cojxe evangelicm (Lpz. 1796, 2 vols. 8vo) : — Die Psahnen metrisch Ubersetst, mit Anmerkungen (Lpz. 1799, 8 vo) : — Spicilegium observationum in Epistolani Jacobi (Lipsite, 1807, 8 vo) : — Commentarius in libros Kovi Testamenti historicos (Lpz. 1807-18, 4 vols. 8vo ; 4th ed. Lpz. 1837 ; reprinted, ^vit h the Gr. text added, Lond. 1835, 3 vols. 8vo) — a very able and successfid work ; one of the best of the modern exegetical works on the N. T. ever issued from the German ]iress, but unfortunately wanting in spirit- ual insight. It belongs to the range of higher criticism, while Rosenm idler is occupied with the lower. Kuinoel is undecided Ijetween orthodoxy and neology, but seems to have so strong an under-current of conviction in fa- vor of the truth as to lead him to admit, with a good share of favor, evangelical interpretations mto his pages. As to theological sentiments, he distinctly avows him- self a high Arian, and is e\ndently sceptical concerning the miracles of Christ. His commentary is of the his- torico-critical kind : — Commentarius in Epistolam ad He- braos (Lpzc. 1831, 8vo). — Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, xxviii, 268 ; Herzog, Real-Encyldop. xix, 758 ; Kitto, Cgcloptrdia, ii, 763. (J. H. W.)
Kulkzynski, Ignatius, a Russian monastic, was born at Wladimir in 1707; early entered the order of St. Basil , resided several years at Rome as general of his order; and died as abbot of Grodno in 1747. He is noted as the author of Specimen Ecclesim Rutlienicoe (Rome, 1733, 8vo), a work which was dedicated to pope Clement XII, and is now hardly accessible. He WTOte also Ildiaspro prodigioso di tre colori,orvero narrazione istorica di tre immagini miracolose della Beata Vergine Maria (Rome, 1732, 12mo) : — De Vitis Sanctorum divi Basilii inagni (2 vols, folio, left in MS. form). — Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, xxviii, 270.
Kulon, the name of a city found only in the Sept. version (Kov\ov) of Josh, xv, 59, as lying in the tract around Bethlehem (see Kiel's Comment, ad loc.) ; prob- ably corresponding to the modern village of Kvkmiek, an hour and a half west of Jerusalem (Robinson's Be- searc/ies, ii, 146), with many old walls built of hewn stones (Scholz, Ihise, p. 161). See Juijah, Tribe op.
Kumarasambhava is the name of one of the most celebrated poems of the Hindus, and its author is believed to have been Kalidasa (q. v.). Its sulijcct is the legendarj- history connected with the birth of Ku- mara, or Kartikega (q. v.), the Hindu god of -war. It consists of twenty-two cantos, but only eight have hith- erto been published in the origmal Sanscrit. The first
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seven have been elegantly rendered into English verse by Mr. II. T. H. Gritttth. at present principal of the Be- nares (Jovernraent College. — Chambers, Cj/doj). s. v.
Kunadus, Andreas, a Lutheran divine, born at Deiblon, in .Misnia, in 1G02, was professor of theology at the University of Wittenberg, and died in ItitJi. He ■\vrot* a Coiiuiientary on the Epistle to the Gulutians. — lloefer. Xoiir. Biocj. Generale, xxviii, 27G.
Kiiiiibert, a bishop of Cologne, who flourished in the 7th century (supposed to have held the see from G13-t)Gl), is generally regarded as one of the most influ- ential prelates of the Prankish reahn in the 7th centurj'. Not only in ecclesiastical, but also in the civil history of that period, Kunibert tills a not unimportant place. He was a favorite adviser of king Dagobcrt I, and was the educator of Sigbert HI. He died Nov. 1"2, GGl or CG3. The Roman Catholic Church commemorates the day of his decease. See Aschbach, Kirchen-Lexil-on, p. 942 sq. ; llcttberg, Kirchengesch. Deutschlands, i, 536.