Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (d. 1792)
Karl Friedrich Bahrdt (German pronunciation: [kaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈbaːɐ̯t]; 25 August 1741 – 23 April 1792), also spelled Carl Friedrich Bahrdt, was an unorthodox German Protestant biblical scholar, theologian, and polemicist. Controversial during his day, he is sometimes considered an "enfant terrible" and one of the most immoral characters in German learning.