Johann Jakob Scheffmacher (27 April 1668 – 18 August 1733) was an Alsatian Jesuit theologian.
In 1715, while teaching theology in the Catholic University of Strasburg, he was appointed to the chair of apologetics, founded in the cathedral of that city by Louis XIV.
[1] His best-known writings are in the form of letters, with the aim of setting forth points of Catholic doctrine to Protestants.
These letters have been collected in two separate volumes and published under the titles: "Lettres d'un Docteur Allemand", 14th ed.
Another well-known work of the author is "Controverskatechismus (Cologne, 1723) which was later published under the title, "Licht in den Finsternissen".