Adolf Pfister
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Adolf Pfister (born at Hechingen in Hohenzollern , 26 September 1810; died at Ober-Dischingen in Württemberg , 29 April 1878) was a German Roman Catholic priest and educator.
Life
He was educated at the Latin school at Hechingen, at the Lyceum of Rastatt , and later at Sasbach. [1] He then studied theology at the Grand Seminary of Strasburg , and was ordained to the priesthood, 25 May 1833, at Freiburg .
After serving for five months as curate at Sasbach, and for a year as assistant at Freiburg Cathedral , he returned to Hohenzollern, and, from 1835 to 1838, was curate at Steinhofen near Hechingen. In 1838 he obtained civic rights in Württemberg, and as a priest of the Diocese of Rottenburg , he was pastor first in Dotternhausen ; 31 January 1839, at Rosswangen [ de ] ; 11 May 1841, at Risstissen [ de ] ; from 1851 also school inspector in Ehingen .
On 12 August 1867, the Catholic theological faculty of the University of Tübingen granted him the degree of Doctor of Theology. In May, 1877, he retired to Ober-Dischingen.
Works
In 1857 he founded the "Rottenburger Kirchenblatt", which he published for three years. From 1860 he edited the "Katholisches Schulwochenblatt" Spaichingen), which, together with Hermann Rolfus , he continued as "Süddeutsches katholisches Schulwochenblatt" (1861–67), and with J. Haug and Fr. J. Knecht as "Magazin für Pädagogik" (1868–72).
His major work was the editing with Rolfus of the "Real-Encyclopädie des Erziehungs- und Unterrichtswesens nach katholischen Principien" (4 vols., Mainz, 1863–66; 2nd ed., 1872–1874; a 5th vol., "Ergänzungsband", was published by Rolfus alone in 1884 after Pfister's death). Among Pfister's other writings were:
- "Unterricht uber das Werk der Glaubensverbreitung" (Freiburg, 1850);
- a German translation of Thomas à Kempis , "Vier Bücher von der Nachfolge Christi" (Freiburg, 1860; 4th ed., 1873) and "Kinderlegende" (Freiburg, 1863);
He also compiled several prayer-books.
References
- ↑ There are two places called Sasbach , both in Baden-Württemberg. It is unclear at which one Pfister studied and later served. It may be noted, however, that Sasbach (Ortenau) had been historically subject to the Prince-Bishop of Strasbourg , whereas Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl had been part of the Habsburg domains.
- Attribution
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain
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Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "
Adolf Pfister
".
Catholic Encyclopedia
. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
The entry cites:
- ROLFUS AND PFISTER, Real-Encyclopädie des Erziehungs- und Unterrichtswesens, Ergänzungsband (Mainz, 1884), 265-7;
- KEHREIN, Biographisch-literarisches Lexicon der katholischen deutschen Dichter, Volks-und Jugendschriftseller im 19. Jahrhundert, II (Würzburg, 1871), 9;
- NEHER, Personal-Katalog der Geistlichen des Bisthums Rottenburg (3rd ed., Schwäbisch Gmünd, 1894), 54.
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