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a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born July 20, 1763, at Bamberg, where he also, studied, and took holy orders in 1787. In 1795 he commenced his lectures on canon law at the university of his native place, and died there, June 24, 1820. He published, Disp. Theses theol. de Religione, nec non de Principiis Theologicis (Bamberg, 1787): — Kritischer Commentar uber das Kirchenrecht fur Katholiken und Protestanten (ibid. 1812-20, 3 volumes). See Doring, Die Gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands, 1:435 sq.; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 2:9; Zuchold, Bibl. Theol. 1:380. (B.P.)