“ GÖTZ, JOHANN NIKOLAUS (1721-1781) , German poet, was born at Worms on the 9th of July 1721. He studied theology at Halle (1739-1742) , where he became intimate with the poets Johann W. L. Gleim and Johann Peter Uz, acted for some years as military chaplain, and afterwards filled various other ecclesiastical offices. He died at Winterburg on the 4th of November 1781. The writings of Götz consist of a number of short lyrics and several translations, of which the best is a rendering of Anacreon. ”