Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. V, 1950 Philosophy Philosophers

Forster, Frobenius

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FORSTER, FROBENIUS. - Benedictine, born at Königfeld on 30 August 1709, died at Regensburg on 11 October 1791. He entered the monastery of St. Emmeram at Regensburg in 1727, where, after being ordained a priest, he taught philosophy. He was subsequently (1744-47) a professor at the University of Salzburg. In 1762 he was elected prince-abbot of St. Emmeram.

In his monastery he promoted the study of the natural sciences and of the Oriental languages, for the teaching of which he summoned the Maurist Father C. Lancelot. In various writings he dealt with the systems of Leibniz and of Wolff. His principal work is the edition of the works of Alcuin (Regensburg 1777, reprinted in PL 100-101).

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BIBL.: J. A. Endres, Die Korrespondenz der Mauriner mit den Emmeramern, Munich 1899; id., F. F., Fürstahl von St. Emmeram, Freiburg 1900.

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By Beda Thum

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), col. 1534.

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Thum, Beda. “Forster, frobenius.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, col. 1534. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/forster-frobenius.

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Thum, Beda. “Forster, frobenius.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 1534. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/forster-frobenius.

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  author    = {Thum, Beda},
  title     = {Forster, frobenius},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {1534},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/forster-frobenius}
}

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