Eugène Müller

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Eugène Müller in the Landtag Handbook 1911

Eugen Müller , in the French form of the name Eugène Muller , (born August 31, 1861 in Ranspach ; † January 14, 1948 in Strasbourg ) was an Alsatian Catholic clergyman and professor at the theological faculty of the University of Strasbourg and politician in various positions.

Life

Ex libris Eugen Müller by Henri Bacher

Eugen Müller was born in Ranspach in what was then French Alsace in 1861. Müller had three brothers: Prosper (1918-19 Mayor of Ranspach; † 1923), Jacques (landlord) and Joseph Müller.

Eugen Müller attended the small seminar in Bitsch and Montigny-lès-Metz ( Lorraine ) from 1877 to 1879 , which was bilingual at the time (German and French). Between 1879 and 1884 Müller studied philosophy and theology at the seminary in Strasbourg, when Alsace was part of the German Empire . In 1884 Müller was ordained a priest and celebrated Primiz on August 17, 1884 in Ranspach with his friend Albert Ehrhard . He then moved to the theological faculty of the Royal Theological and Philosophical Academy in Münster . Between 1885 and 1888 Mueller studied at the Catholic Faculty of the University of Würzburg , where he Summa cum laude for Dr. theol. received his doctorate . As early as 1884 he joined the Catholic student association WkSt.V. Unitas Hetania at.

From 1888 to 1902 Müller worked as a professor at the seminary in Strasbourg, where he initially taught the subjects of church history and patrology , from 1892 also Christian archeology , in 1896 he gave up church history and taught dogmatics . In 1900 he became an honorary canon at the Strasbourg Cathedral . In 1903 he became professor of dogmatics, church history and Christian archeology at the newly established Catholic theological faculty of the University of Strasbourg . In 1919 he ended his lectures in favor of his political activities, in 1927 he retired.

Political career

At the time of the German Empire, Eugen Müller was from 1911 to 1918 a member of the Second Chamber of the Landtag of the Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine for the Alsace-Lorraine Center Party for the constituency of Thann - Saint-Amrin .

In the Third French Republic, Müller held the following mandates:

On November 25, 1928, he was elected to succeed Thomas Seltz as chairman of the UPR. He held this office until the party was dissolved in 1939. During the German occupation of France, Müller lived in Vichy from 1940 to 1945 .

Fonts

  • Revised by Franz Hettinger : Apology of Christianity , 1890 to 1923.
  • Nature and wonder. Their opposition and harmony; an apologetic attempt . Freiburg 1892 (dissertation).
  • with Albert Ehrhard (Ed.): Strasbourg Theological Studies , 1892 to 1908.

Quote

From a speech by Müller on January 17, 1913:

“ I myself am a born French and have never been ashamed of it, yes, I am proud of it and am happy about it… I admire all the wealth, all the glory, all the wonderful that French culture has to offer. I am also happy to be a child of this culture and I would regret it if it had not been given to me, at least to a modest extent, to enrich my own mind with the treasures of the French spirit. May I not say that about our country in a higher sense? This culture has certainly not only touched our people on the outside, no, it has left deep traces in the soul of our people. We want these traces to be preserved. We want to help ensure that they are not lost. "

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Short Unitarian Biographies (Part 2) . In: Wolfgang Burr (ed.): Unitas manual . tape 2 . Verlag Franz Schmitt, Bonn 1996, p. 287 .
  2. ↑ Baechler 1982, p. 716.
  3. ↑ from Joseph Zemb: Witness of his time, Chanoine Eugène Muller . Editions Alsatia, Colmar 1960.

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personal data
SURNAME Müller, Eugène
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Muller, Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Franco-German theologian and politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Ranspach
DATE OF DEATH January 14, 1948
Place of death Strasbourg