Task: Question Understanding
Input (English): Context : Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider (February 11, 1776 Gersdorf, Saxony - January 22, 1848 Gotha, Thuringia) was a German Protestant scholar and theologian from Gersdorf, Saxony. 
Question : What was Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider's occupation?
Output (English): occupation