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Polykarp Leyser II (20 November 1586, Wittenberg - 15 January 1633, Leipzig) was a German Lutheran theologian and superintendent in Leipzig.
Lesyer became Professor of Theology at Wittenberg in 1610; he stayed there for three years, then became Professor of Theology at Leipzig, a post which he held until his death. [1]
His father Polykarp Leyser the Elder, was a theologian. [2] His mother was Elisabeth, daughter of the painter Lucas Cranach the Younger. [3] Two of his brothers, Friedrich and Wilhelm, were also theologians. [4]
He was the father of nine recorded children, most of whom became theologians. His son, Johann Leyser , was also a theologian, but found himself cut off from his family for his controversial defense of polygamy. One of Polykarp's sons, however, Michael Leyser became a physician and anatomist, making important contributions to documenting the medical advances of the time, notably in respect of the Lymphatic system. [5]
His grandson Polykarp Leyser III and his great-grandson Polykarp Leyser IV were all also theologians. [3]
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