Tuch, JoiiAXN Christian FniEnRicii, a Protestant divine of German}', was born Dec. 17, 1806, at Quedlin- burg. Having prepared himself for the university at the g3'mnasium in Nordhausen, he went in 1828 to Halle, where he attended the lectures of Gesenius, Here he also commenced his lectures on Oriental Ian-
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jriiaijcs and Old-Test, exegesis. In 1830 the Ziirieh liiiversity made liim licentiate of tljeology, while tlie libildsopliical raculty of llalle appointed liim extraordi- nary professor. In 1841 he was called to Leipsic, and was made ordinary professor in 184;i. having shortly be- fore been honored with the doctorate by the Tiibingen facnlty. In 18.")3 he was made third jirofessor and can- <m of Zeitz, and died as lirst professor, April 12, 1867. His main work is his learned Commeiitdri/ on Genesis (^Halle, 1888; '2d ed. 1871). He also i)ublished Corn- metitdtidids (k Lipdcnsi Coilirt- Ptntateuchi Syri Mitnu- scriptd I'articulu I (Lips. 1849): — Commentuliones Geo- ffraphitw. Pars i, De Nino Urhe AuimadversioHes ires (ibid. 1845): — Reise des Sheikh Ibrahim el-Khijari el- Mtderiidiirch einen Thcil Paldstimis (ibid. 1850) : — Com- mentatio de M«i(t«X(>jS tv 'Ap[3i)\oi(;, 1 Jlacc.^ ix, 2 (ibid. 1853): — JJie 11 immelfahrt Jesu (ibid. 1857): — QiKPstiones de Flarii Josephi Libris llistoricis ( ibid. 1859): — Quagtiimes de Flarii Josephi loco B. ./. ir, 8, 2 (ibid. ISCO). See Fiirst, Bibl. Jtid. iii, 450; Ziichold, Bibl. Theol. ii, 1352; Theol. Uiiireisal-Lex. .s. V. ; Hilgenfeld,Z(>e7sc/»7/?, I871,pt.iii ; Diestel, Gfsc/;. (/. idten Testaments in der christl. Kirche, p. 613, 648, 730; Literarisclter Jlandweiserjiir das kathul. Deutsch- laud, 1867, p. 266. (B. P.)
Tiicher, Chhistoph Kaut. Gottlieb vox, a fa- mous jurist of (iermany, was born May 14. 1798, at Nur('nil)erg. He studieil jurisprudence at Erlangen, Heidelberg, and Berlin, and after having occupied prominent positions in his profession, he died at Berlin, Feb. 17, 1877. He is known as the author of the fol- lowing hymnological works: Schatz des evam/elisdien Kircheni/esanrjes, der Melodic wid IJarmonie nach, ans den Qiiellen des 16. luid 17. Juhrhnnderts [/eschujift, etc. (Stutt. 1840) : — Schatz des evane/elischen Kirchengesaiigs im 1. .Tahrhundert der Reformation (Leips. 1848, 2 vols). (B. v.)
Tucker, Abraham, a metaphysical writer, was born in London in 17tlo, and was educated at Bishop's Stortford School and JVlerton College, Oxford. He studied for a while at the Inner Temple, but was not admitted to the bar. He died in 1774. He published, J'ree-u-ill, Fore-kiuncledf/e, and Fate; a Fraf/menl by Fdirard Search (Lond. 1763, 8vo): — Man in Quest of J/imsc/f, or a Defence of I he Jndiridiialiti/ of the Human Mind or Self, etc., by Ciithbert Cumment, Gent. ( 1763, 8vo). His great work, how-ever, is The Light of Nat- ure Pursued, by Edward Search (1768-78; Cambridge, Mass., 1831, 4 vols. 8vo. with later editions, and an abridgment by William Ilazlitt, 1807, 8vo). See Alli- bone, Diet, of Jtrit. and Arner. A uthurs, s. v.
Tucker, Elijah W., a Congregational minister, was born at Dorchester, Mass., March 31. 1810. He was converted at the age of twenty, graduated at Brown University in 1838, and at Andover Theological Semi- nary in 1841, and labored at South New INIarket, N. H., in 1841 sq. ; Chatham, Mass., in 1846 sq. ; Essex, Conn., in 1852; (ioshen,Conn., 1853-58; Preston, Conn., 18.58-65; and Northfield, Conn., in 1865, until his death, Aug. 6, 1866. ]\Ir. Tucker was a direct, earnest preach- er, and a sym|)athetic, watchful pastor. Revivals re- sulted from his labors in almost every field. See Cony. Qnarterly, 1867, p. 46.
Tucker, Elisha, D.D., a Baptist minister, was born at Itensselaerville, Albany County, N. Y., Dec. 24, 1794. His early education was limited. He began to preach in 1816, and w-as ordained pastor of the Baptist Church of Coventry. Chenango County, N. Y., Aug. 19, 1818. Here lie continued with great success until Aug. 12, 1822, when he became pastor of the Church at Fre- donia, N. Y. He was afterwards pastor of the First Baptist Church in Buffalo from September, 1831, imtil October, 1.S36; then of the Second Baptist Church of Rochester, N. Y., until May, 1841 ; and of the Oliver Street Baptist Church, New York city, until 1848. In 1851 his health became very much impaired, and he
began travelling in the hope of improving it, but died Dec. 29, 1«.53. He was the eldest of six brothers, live of whom entered the ministry. Dr. Tucker published a Sermon Delirered at Frcdonia at the Ordination of Mr. .larins Handy (1826). See Spraguc, Annals tf the Amer. Puljiil, vi. 667.
Tucker, Josiah, D.D., a learned Englisli divine, was born at Laugherne, Carmarthenshire, in 1711. He was educated at St. John's College, Oxford, and in 1737 became curate of St. Stephen's Church, Bristol, and was subsecpiently apjiointed minor canon in the cathedral of that city. On the death of Jlr. Calcott, he became rector of St. Stephen's, anil in 1758 was created dean of (iloucester. iMr. Tucker was an able advocate of the great political questions of the day, and was bold and determined in the principles which he advocated. He died Nov. 4, 1799. He wrote. The Elements of Com- merce avd Theory of Taxes (Bristol, 1753, 4to): — Six Sermons (1772, 12mo): — four tracts, etc., on political and commercial stdjjects (( ilouces. 1774, 8vo) : — besides Treatises, etc. See Chalmers, Bioy. IHct. s. v.; Alli- bone, J)ict. of Brit, and A mer. A uthors, s. v.