Johann Nepomuk Schäfer
Johann Nepomuk Schäfer (also Schäffer ; * 1751 in Osterburken , † 1796 in Mainz ) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman , theologian and university professor .
Life
Schäfer's early training has not been handed down. Overall, little is known about his life. He first joined the Jesuits . After the order was dissolved in 1773, Schäfer went to the Mainz seminary . He studied theology at the University of Mainz and received there in 1777 the degree of Lic. Theol. In the same year he was ordained a priest . He then worked as a pastor in pastoral care .
Shepherd followed in 1783 a reputation as a professor of New Testament exegesis returned to the University of Mainz. At this he became Dr. theol. PhD . In 1785 he was also canon of the collegiate monastery of Fritzlar Cathedral .
Publications
- Ichnographia Hermeneutices Sacrae . Crass, Mainz 1784.
- Joannis Nepomuceni Schaefer Professoris Scripturae Sacrae Institutiones Scripturisticae , 2 volumes. Mainz 1790–1792.
literature
- Otto Schmid: Shepherd, Johann Nepomuk . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 30, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 526 f.
Web links
- Publications by and about Johann Nepomuk Schäfer in VD 18 .
- Johann Nepomuk Schäfer on leo-bw.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schäfer, Johann Nepomuk |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schäffer, Johann Nepomuk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Roman Catholic clergyman, theologian and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1751 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osterburken |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1796 |
| Place of death | Mainz |