ALLIOLI, JOSEPH-FRANZ von. — Biblical scholar, b. 10 Aug. 1793 at Sulzbach (Bavaria), d. 22 May 1873 at Augsburg. In 1816 he was ordained priest at Regensburg and earned a doctorate in theology at Landshut. After two years of pastoral ministry, he devoted himself to biblical and Oriental studies in Vienna, Rome, and Paris. In 1821 he began teaching at the University of Landshut, and in 1824 became full professor of Oriental languages, biblical exegesis, and archaeology. From 1826, with the university, he moved to Munich, where in 1830 he became a member of the Academy and rector. A persistent throat ailment forced him to resign from teaching in 1835. He was then appointed canon, and in 1838 provost of the cathedral at Augsburg. From 1850 to 1853 he served as a deputy in the Bavarian Landtag.
He published a widely acclaimed German translation of the Bible (in 6 vols., 1830–37) which went through many editions. In 1844, in collaboration with Grätz and Haneberg, he produced a manual of biblical archaeology (Handbuch der biblischen Altertumskunde), in 2 vols.
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