Joseph Rappenhöner
Joseph Wilhelm Quirin Rappenhöner (born June 1, 1850 in Neuss , † February 6, 1898 in Bonn ) German Roman Catholic clergyman , theologian and university professor .
Life
Rappenhöner was the son of a surveyor . He attended the Neuss grammar school from 1860 to 1869 and then studied at the universities of Münster , Würzburg and Innsbruck . In 1873 he had to break off his studies in Innsbruck due to the Kulturkampf so that he retained the opportunity to become a priest in Prussia. He therefore entered the Cologne Seminary and received the on March 21, 1874 his ordination by Archbishop Paul Melchers . First he was chaplain in Heerdt , but in 1874 he went to further studies at the Würzburg University. On February 4, 1878, he was promoted to Dr. theol. PhD .
Rappenhöner worked from 1878 to 1884 as a professor of dogmatics and exegesis at the Catholic seminary in Leeds . However, he had to return for health reasons. In April 1885 he got a job at the Anna Chapel in Rommersdorf , before he came to the Church of St. Gereon in Cologne as a chaplain in November 1886 . On October 1, 1888, he accepted an appointment as an associate professor for general morality and apologetics at the Royal Academy in Münster . On October 24, 1891, he moved to the University of Bonn as an associate professor of dogmatics , where he was appointed full professor in March 1892 . In the academic year 1895/1896 he was the Dean of the Theological Faculty.
Rappenhöner died surprisingly in office. He was buried in Bonn.
Works (selection)
- The body ailments and emotions of Christ. A christological study , Düsseldorf 1878.
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General moral theology .
- Part 1: The teaching on freedom, law, conscience , Münster 1891.
- Part 2: The doctrine of the moral, morally good, morally bad , Münster 1893.
literature
- Friedrich Lauchert : Rappenhöner, Joseph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, p. 205.
- Norbert M. Borengässer: Rappenhöner, Joseph Wilhelm Quirin. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 40, Bautz, Nordhausen 2019, ISBN 978-3-95948-426-8 , Sp. 1057-1062.
Web links
- Joseph Rappenhöner on the website of the Theological Faculty of the University of Münster
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rappenhöner, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rappenhöner, Joseph Wilhelm Quirin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman, theologian and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuss |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1898 |
| Place of death | Bonn |