Anton David (Jesuit)

Anton David (born May 20, 1851 in Willebadessen , North Rhine-Westphalia ; † May 7, 1931 in Feldkirch , Vorarlberg ) was an author, educator and Jesuit .

Life

During his studies in theology and German language and literature , he entered the Jesuit order in Münster in 1872 . He was first educator, then prefect of studies and prefect general and from 1910 rector of the Jesuit college Stella Matutina in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg. After his retirement in 1921 he became director of the retreat house St. Josef in neighboring Tisis , today a district of Feldkirch.

Works

Low German monographs

• Van ussen Hierguede . Boniface, Paderborn 1890.
• Van den Duiwele . Boniface, Paderborn 1891.

These and other Low German / Low German texts appeared under the pseudonym Antun Willdeygud .

Monographs on the subject of education

• The House of the Lord: Meditations and Narrations for the Catholic People . Bonifatius, 2nd edition, Paderborn 1891.
• Education according to the proverb: hints and tips to bring up children . Bonifatius, Paderborn 1889.
• The Lord's Prayer . Bonifatius, 2nd edition, Paderborn 1893.
• From path and footbridge: images from nature and life for young and old . Unterberger, Feldkirch 1903.
• For use and consolation: a book for the Catholic people. Collected essays . Unterweger, Feldkirch 1904.
• Prefect Book: Explanations for prefects in Catholic education centers and for everyone who has to do with youth education . Pustet, Regensburg 1918.
• Biblical educational pictures: a little book for Christian parents . Pustet, Regensburg 1919
• From the portfolio of an old childhood friend . 3 ribbons, Pustet, Regensburg 1919/20.

Web links

• Literature by and about Anton David in the catalog of the German National Library
• Biography on the website of the Vitus community in Willebadessen