Johann Christoph Gatterer, German historian (born 1727)

Johann Christoph Gatterer

German historian (1727–1799)

Johann Christoph Gatterer was a German historian who was a native of Lichtenau. He was the father of cameralist Christoph Wilhelm Jacob Gatterer (1759–1838) and poet Magdalena Philippine Engelhard (1756–1831). He was a member of the Göttingen school of history.