Celestine II. Step-back chair
Celestine II. Steiglehner OSB (born August 17, 1738 in Sündersbühl near Nuremberg as Georg Christoph Ferdinand ; † February 21, 1819 in Regensburg ) was the last prince abbot of St. Emmeram in Regensburg from 1791 to 1802.
The Benedictine monk, who worked as a natural scientist and composer, was professor of physics, astronomy and mathematics at the University of Ingolstadt from 1781 to 1791 . On December 1, 1791 he was elected Prince Abbot of St. Emmeram. Despite the politically uneasy situation, the abbot successfully promoted education and science, so he carried out a fundamental reform of the elementary school. In December 1802 the prince abbey was ceded to the Imperial Arch Chancellor Karl Theodor von Dalberg . In 1810 the monastery was ceded to Bavaria and the abbey was dissolved, which lasted until 1813. The monastery itself came into the possession of the Thurn und Taxis family . In 1790 Steiglehner was appointed a full member of the Philosophical Class of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences .
literature
- Johann Pezzl, journey through the Baierschen district (Neudr. 1973)
- Robert Knott: Steiglehner, Cölestin . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 35, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, pp. 593-595.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Frobenius Forster |
Prince Abbot of Sankt Emmeram 1791–1802 |
- (secularized) |
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| SURNAME | Steiglehner, Celestine II. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Georg Christoph Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | last prince abbot of St. Emmeram |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1738 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sündersbühl near Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1819 |
| Place of death | regensburg |