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Aberle, Moritz von
ABERLE, MORITZ von. - Theologian and biblical scholar, b. 25 Apr. 1817 at Rottum near Biberach, ordained priest 29 Aug. 1842, d. 3 Nov.… -
Abram, Nicolas
ABRAM, NICOLAS. - Humanist and Jesuit exegete from Lorraine, b. at Xaronval in 1589, d. at Pont-à-Mousson on 7 Dec. 1655. Having entered… -
Ackermann, Leopold
ACKERMANN, LEOPOLD. - Exegete, b. and d. in Vienna (17 Nov. 1771-8 Sept. 1831). Having entered (1790) the Canons Regular of St. Augustine,… -
Adam of Courland (ADAMO DA COURLANDON)
ADAM OF COURLAND. - Liturgist, exegete and moralist, b. at Courlandon (Champagne), dean of the chapter of Laon from 1195, d. at Laon in… -
Adler, Jakob Georg Christian
ADLER, JAKOB GEORG CHRISTIAN. - Danish Orientalist (1756-1834), from 1792 general superintendent of the Duchy of Schleswig. As a young man… -
Agricola, Michael
AGRICOLA, MICHAEL. - Born around 1508 or 1512 at Torsby, in the parish of Perna or Pernaja, and died suddenly on 9 April 1557, near Viborg… -
Alba, Juan de
ALBA, JUAN de. - Spanish Carthusian exegete, born into a noble Madrid family in the first half of the 16th century. Thoroughly versed in… -
Alber, János Nepomuk (ALBER, JANOS NEPOMUK)
ALBER, JÁNOS NEPOMUK. - Hungarian Piarist, exegete and historian, b. at Magyaróvár on 7 July 1753, d. at Pest on 21 June 1830. He taught… -
Albert John of Haarlem (ALBERTO GIOVANNI DI HAARLEM)
ALBERT JOHN OF HAARLEM. - Carmelite, b. at Haarlem (northern Holland), where he took the religious habit; d. at Louvain in 1496. After his… -
Alemanno, Johanan
ALEMANNO, JOHANAN. - Jewish Platonizing philosopher, born, according to some, in Constantinople, but who lived in Florence in the second… -
Alexander, Archibald
ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD. - Presbyterian theologian of the United States, b. at Augusta (now Rockbridge) on 17 April 1772, d. at Princeton (New… -
Alexander of Bremen (ALESSANDRO DA BREMA)
ALEXANDER OF BREMEN. - Franciscan, author of a commentary on the Apocalypse. He was canon-scholastic of the cathedral of Bremen; he entered… -
Allioli, Joseph-Franz von
ALLIOLI, JOSEPH-FRANZ von. - Biblical scholar, b. 10 Aug. 1793 at Sulzbach (Bavaria), d. 22 May 1873 at Augsburg. In 1816 he became a… -
Allo, Ernest
ALLO, ERNEST. - Dominican exegete, in religion Bernard Marie, b. 3 Feb. 1873 at Quintin (Côtes-du-Nord), d. in Paris 17 Jan. 1945. He… -
Alter, Franz Karl
ALTER, FRANZ KARL. - Jesuit philologist, b. at Engelsberg (Czechoslovakia) on 21 Jan. 1749, d. at Vienna on 29 March 1804. Having entered… -
Alting, Jakob
ALTING, JAKOB. - Calvinist Hebraist, b. at Heidelberg in 1618, d. at Groningen in 1679. He was the son of the Calvinist theologian Johan… -
Amandus of Zierikzee (AMANDO DA ZIERIKSEE)
AMANDUS OF ZIERIKZEE. - Dutch Franciscan exegete, b. around 1450 on the island of Walcheren, d. 8 June 1534 at Louvain. A doctor of… -
Amélineau, Émile-Clément
AMÉLINEAU, ÉMILE-CLÉMENT. - French Egyptologist, b. at La Chaize-Giraud (Vendée) on 28 Aug. 1850, d. at Châteaudun in Jan. 1915. A priest,… -
Amico, Bernardino (Bernardino da Gallipoli)
AMICO, Bernardino (Bernardino da Gallipoli). - Franciscan of the Observant Minors, b. at Gallipoli in the kingdom of Naples (the years of… -
Amman (Ammon), Kaspar
AMMAN (AMMON), KASPAR. - Augustinian theologian, b. at Hasselt (Liège) around 1450, d. in 1524. He was a master of theology, prior at… -
Ancesi, Victor-Antoine (ANCESSI, VICTOR-ANTOINE)
ANCESI, VICTOR-ANTOINE. - French Orientalist, b. at Saint-Affrique on 16 Aug. 1844, d. there on 12 Dec. 1878. After completing his studies… -
Andrew the Presbyter (ANDREA IL PRESBITERO)
ANDREW THE PRESBYTER. - Byzantine writer, author of "catena" commentaries on Prov. and Is., perhaps also on Act. and the Catholic Epistles.… -
Angilmo Di Luxeuil (ANGELOMO DI LUXEUIL)
ANGILMO DI LUXEUIL. - Benedictine exegete, among the best of the 9th century, d. around 855. He was trained under a certain Mellinus (PL… -
Anonymous of Piacenza (ANONIMO PIACENTINO)
ANONYMOUS OF PIACENZA. - This is the designation for an unknown person who made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with some companions, leaving… -
Antero Maria Di San Bonaventura (ANTÈRO MARIA DI SAN BONAVENTURA)
ANTERO MARIA DI SAN BONAVENTURA. - Theologian, exegete and preacher, in the world Filippo Miccone, b. 5 Sept. 1620 at Sestri Ponente… -
Apion (APIONE)
APION. - Alexandrian grammarian of the first half of the 1st century AD, called Pleistonikès "rich in victory," on account of his… -
Aquino, Filippo D' (Giuda Mordechai)
AQUINO, FILIPPO d' (GIUDA MORDECHAI). - Hebraist, b. at Avignon or Carpentras (2nd half of the 16th century), d. at Paris in 1650. He… -
Araneo, Clemente
ARANEO, CLEMENTE. - Dominican preacher and controversialist of the 16th century, b. at Ragusa (Dalmatia). He appears in 1547 as a member of… -
Aristea
ARISTEAS. - Pseudonym of the author of the Letter to Philocrates, which narrates the origin of the Greek biblical version of the Septuagint… -
Aristobulus of Alexandria (ARISTOBULO DI ALESSANDRIA)
ARISTOBULUS OF ALEXANDRIA. - Hellenistic Jewish philosopher, who lived, it seems, in Alexandria at the time of Ptolemy IV Philometor… -
Arlotto da Prato
ARLOTTO da PRATO. - Franciscan theologian, b. at Prato, d. at Paris in 1286. He studied at Paris and, having become a « magister », taught… -
Arosio, Luigi
AROSIO, LUIGI. - Priest, b. in Milan on 16 Nov. 1822; d. there on 2 July 1901. He spent his whole life in the care of souls in his native… -
Arteghiani, Angelo Guglielmo (ARTEGIANI, ANGELO GUGLIELMO)
ARTEGHIANI, ANGELO GUGLIELMO. - Augustinian, born at Rocca Contrada (Arcevia) on 27 November 1683, died at > (phot. Pont. Comm. Arch.… -
Astruc, Jean
ASTRUC, JEAN. - French physician, b. 19 March 1684 at Montpellier, where he received his doctorate and distinguished himself in combating… -
Augusti, Friedrich Albrecht
AUGUSTI, FRIEDRICH ALBRECHT. - Exegete, born a Jew in Frankfurt an der Oder in 1696, converted to Lutheranism in 1722, and became pastor at… -
Avvocati (Avogadro), Vincenzo
AVVOCATI (AVOGADRO), VINCENZO. - Dominican theologian, b. 12 Sept. 1702, d. 18 Sept. 1767. A precocious talent, at the age of 19 he left… -
Ayroli, Giacomo Maria
AYROLI, GIACOMO MARIA. - Jesuit exegete, b. in Genoa in 1660, professor of Hebrew at the Roman College, successor of Cardinal Tolomei in… -
Azzi, Orazio (Ignazio) degli
AZZI, ORAZIO (IGNAZIO) degli. - Franciscan exegete, b. in Parma on 27 April 1673, d. on 11 November 1757. Within the Order he was a… -
Bacuez, Nicolas-Louis
BACUEZ, NICOLAS-LOUIS. - Sulpician exegete and ascetical writer, b. at Loisan in Picardy (France) on 3 Feb. 1820, d. at Paris, in the… -
Baeza, Diego de
BAEZA, Diego de. - Spanish Jesuit, b. at Ponferrada (León) in 1582, entered the novitiate of Salamanca in 1600, taught philosophy at… -
Bahrdt, Karl Friedrich
BAHRDT, KARL FRIEDRICH. - Protestant theologian, the "enfant terrible" of theological "Aufklärung," b. 20 Aug. 1741 at Bischofswerda, d. at… -
Balbi (Balbus, De Balbis), Giovanni
BALBI (Balbus, De Balbis), Giovanni. - Dominican scholar, famous author of the Catholicon, about which we have the few biographical notices… -
Balestri, Giuseppe
BALESTRI, GIUSEPPE. - Augustinian Coptologist and biblical scholar, b. 2 Dec. 1866 at Vernio (Florence), d. 29 Apr. 1939. His teacher was… -
Barcellona, Antonino
BARCELLONA, ANTONINO. - Oratorian theologian, b. in Palermo on 22 Nov. 1726, d. there on 28 June (5 May, according to A. Narbone) 1805.… -
Barradas, Sebastião
BARRADAS, SEBASTIÃO. - Portuguese Jesuit, b. in Lisbon in 1542, entered the novitiate there (1558), d. at Coimbra on 14 April 1615.… -
Barret, John
BARRET, JOHN. - English Carmelite, a native of King's Lynn (Norfolk), d. 12 July 1593 at Norwich. He took his degree in 1533 at the… -
Baur, Ferdinand Christian
BAUR, FERDINAND CHRISTIAN. - Protestant theologian, b. at Schmieden on 22 June 1792, d. at Tübingen on 2 Dec. 1860. He studied at the… -
Bebo of Bamberg (BÉBO DI BAMBERG)
BEBO OF BAMBERG. - A deacon of the 11th century, probably a member of the famous "Schola Bambergensis" founded by St. Henry the Emperor.… -
Beck, Christian Daniel
BECK, CHRISTIAN DANIEL. - Lutheran theologian and philologist, b. in Leipzig on 22 Jan. 1757, d. there on 13 Dec. 1832. He studied ancient… -
Beelen, Johann Theodor
BEELEN, JOHANN THEODOR. - Exegete, b. in Amsterdam on 12 Jan. 1807, canon at Liège, doctor and professor at the Catholic University of… -
Belser, Johannes EV
BELSER, JOHANNES EV. - New Testament exegete, b. at Billingendorf in Württemberg on 20 Oct. 1850, d. there on 20 Oct. 1916. Ordained priest… -
Berossus (BEROSSO)
BEROSSUS. - Priest of Bel (Marduk) at the Babylonian temple É-sag-ila, b. ca. 340, d. at Cos, it seems, where in old age he repaired… -
Bianchini, Giuseppe
BIANCHINI, GIUSEPPE. - Historian, archaeologist, b. in Verona on 9 Sept. 1704, d. in Rome on 13 Oct. 1764. In 1732 he entered the… -
Bickell, Gustav
BICKELL, GUSTAV. - Orientalist, b. in Protestantism on July 7, 1838 in Kassel, d. January 15, 1906 in Vienna. In 1862 a Privatdozent of… -
Billerbeck, Paul
BILLERBECK, PAUL. - German exegete, b. in 1853, d. in Frankfurt on the Oder, where he was a Protestant pastor, on 23 Dec. 1932. From 1906… -
Bludau, Augustin
BLUDAU, AUGUSTIN. - New Testament exegete and philologist, b. 6 March 1862 at Guttstadt in East Prussia, d. as bishop of Ermland on 9 Feb.… -
Bocchi, Girolamo
BOCCHI, GIROLAMO. - Scholar, often wrongly called "Boutrius", "Bourti", etc., b. in Florence ca. 1595. He was first a Conventual… -
Bochart, Samuel
BOCHART, SAMUEL. - French Protestant pastor, illustrator of the natural history of the Bible, b. at Rouen on 30 May 1599, d. at Caen on 16… -
Bonaccorsi, Giuseppe
BONACCORSI, GIUSEPPE. - Missionary of the Sacred Heart, b. in Rome on 18 Dec. 1874, d. there on 7 March 1935. He founded and directed for… -
Bonfrère, Jacques
BONFRÈRE, JACQUES. - Belgian Jesuit, exegete, b. at Dinant on 12 April 1573, d. at Tournai on 9 May 1642. A worthy disciple of Cornelius a… -
Bonini, Alessandro da Alessandria
BONINI, ALESSANDRO da ALESSANDRIA. - Franciscan, b. at Alessandria (Piedmont) around 1270, d. at Rome on 5 Oct. 1314. Having taken the… -
Bonjour, Guillaume
BONJOUR, GUILLAUME. - Orientalist and exegete, b. at Toulouse in 1670, d. in China on 23 Dec. 1714. He belonged to the Order of the Hermits… -
Bonsignori, Benedetto
BONSIGNORI, BENEDETTO. - Benedictine abbot, biblical exegete, b. ca. 1510, d. at Florence in 1567. Even in the world he distinguished… -
Botta, Paul-Émile
BOTTA, PAUL-ÉMILE. - Archaeologist and Assyriologist of Italian origin, b. in Turin on 6 Dec. 1802; he followed his father in his political… -
Bousset, Wilhelm
BOUSSET, WILHELM. - Orientalist, b. Sept. 2, 1865 in Lübeck, to a Protestant pastor of Huguenot origin, d. in Giessen on March 8, 1916. He… -
Bretschneider, Karl Gottlieb
BRETSCHNEIDER, KARL GOTTLIEB. - German Protestant theologian and critic, b. at Gersdorf (Saxony) on 11 Feb. 1776, d. at Gotha on 22 Jan.… -
Briggs, Charles Augustus
BRIGGS, CHARLES AUGUSTUS. - Orientalist and theologian, b. in New York on 15 Jan. 1841, d. there in Jan. 1913. Until 1893 he belonged to… -
Bruyne, Donatien de
BRUYNE, DONATIEN de. - Benedictine philologist (of the Latin Bible) and patrologist, b. at Neuve-Eglise (West Flanders, Belgium) on 7 Oct.… -
Bucchi, Geremia
BUCCHI, GEREMIA. - Theologian and biblical scholar of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Udine in the first half of the sixteenth century,… -
Budde, Karl
BUDDE, KARL. - Protestant theologian, b. 23 April 1850 at Bensberg (Cologne); in 1873 he became a Privatdozent, in 1879 extraordinary… -
Buonriccio, Angelico
BUONRICCIO, ANGELICO. - Venetian theologian, who entered as a young man the Canons Regular of the Most Holy Savior of Bologna, of which he… -
Burchard (Brocard) of Mount Zion (of Saxony) (BURCARDO (BROCARDO) DEL MONTE SION (DI SASSONIA))
BURCHARD (Brocard) of Mount Zion (of Saxony). - Traveller in the Holy Land, author of a famous Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, b. at Barby in… -
Burkitt, Francis Crawford
BURKITT, FRANCIS CRAWFORD. - Anglican critic and exegete of the New Testament, b. in London on 3 Sept. 1864, from 1905 holder of the Norris… -
Calasio, Mario da
CALASIO, MARIO da. - Friar Minor, b. at Calasio in the Abruzzi in 1550, d. at Rome on 24 Jan. 1620. He entered the Franciscan Order young… -
Calmet, Augustin
CALMET, AUGUSTIN. - One of the most famous among the commentators of the Bible and historians of the Church of the 18th century, b. at… -
Calusco, Taddeo
CALUSCO, TADDEO. - Preacher and biblical scholar, b. in Milan in the second half of the 17th century, d. there on 21 April 1720. He became… -
Camozzi, Carlo Francesco
CAMOZZI, CARLO FRANCESCO. - Franciscan Orientalist, b. at Breno on 17 Sept. 1672; on 16 Dec. 1690 he took his religious vows in the Order… -
Canini, Angelo
CANINI, ANGELO. - Distinguished Semitic scholar, b. at Anghiari, near Arezzo, in 1521, d. in Paris in 1557. He taught, at least as an… -
Cantini, Tommaso
CANTINI, TOMMASO. - Carthusian, d. 18 Nov. 1649. A doctor of theology, he left the Society of Jesus to enter the Carthusian Order in the… -
Capponi, Serafino
CAPPONI, SERAFINO. - Dominican theologian, b. at Porretta in 1536. He entered the Dominican Order at Bologna on 25 Oct. 1552 and took the… -
Cardahi (Qardāhi), Gabriele
CARDAHI (Qardāhi), GABRIELE. - Born in Fajtrūn (Lebanon) on 20 February 1845, died in Rome on 7 November 1931. He entered the Aleppine… -
Carmeli, Michelangelo
CARMELI, MICHELANGELO. - Franciscan philologist, b. Sept. 27, 1705 at Cittadella (Venice), d. at Padua on Dec. 15, 1766. On Oct. 25, 1723… -
Caspari, Karl Paul
CASPARI, KARL PAUL. - Theologian and orientalist, b. in Dessau (Germany) on 8 Feb. 1814, d. in Christiania, today Oslo, on 11 Apr. 1892.… -
Castelli, David
CASTELLI, DAVID. - Jewish exegete, b. at Livorno on 30 Dec. 1836, d. at Florence on 31 Jan. 1901. He was at first a private teacher and… -
Castiglioni, Vittorio
CASTIGLIONI, VITTORIO. - Jewish Hebraist and educationist, b. in Trieste on 25 March 1840 and d. in Rome on 1 August 1911. He first taught… -
Cellini, Adolfo
CELLINI, ADOLFO. - Exegete, b. at Ripatransone (Ascoli Piceno) on 25 Feb. 1857, d. there on 10 Feb. 1920. He taught letters, then biblical… -
Celsius, Olof (Olaus)
CELSIUS, OLOF (OLAUS). - Swedish botanist and Lutheran exegete, b. in 1670 and d. on 24 June 1756. He knew Arabic, which he used to… -
Cereseto, Giovanni Giacinto
CERESETO, GIOVANNI GIACINTO. - Biblicist, b. in Genoa in 1840, d. there on 28 Dec. 1920. From 1875 to 1892 he taught Sacred Scripture and… -
Ceriani, Antonio Maria
CERIANI, ANTONIO MARIA. - Milanese paleographer and orientalist, b. at Uboldo (Milan) on 2 May 1828, d. at Milan on 2 March 1907. Of humble… -
Champollion, Jean-François, Il Giovane
CHAMPOLLION, JEAN-FRANÇOIS, IL GIOVANE. - Founder of modern Egyptology, b. at Figeac (Lot) on 23 Dec. 1790, d. at Paris on 4 March 1832. He… -
Chapman, John Henry Palmer
CHAPMAN, JOHN HENRY PALMER. - English Benedictine historian and critic, b. at Ashfield (Suffolk) on 25 April 1865, d. in London on 7 Nov.… -
Cherubino of San Giuseppe (CHERUBINO DI SAN GIUSEPPE)
CHERUBINO OF SAN GIUSEPPE. - French Discalced Carmelite, in the world Alessandro de Boria, b. 5 Aug. 1639 at Martel (Lot) and d. at… -
Cheyne, Thomas Kelly
CHEYNE, THOMAS KELLY. - Protestant exegete, b. in London on 18 Sept. 1841, d. there on 16 Nov. 1915. Professor at Oxford from 1886 to 1908… -
Clario, Isidoro
CLARIO, ISIDORO. - Bishop, exegete and orator, b. at Chiari (Brescia) in 1495 and d. at Foligno on 28 May 1555. His name was Taddeo Cucchi:… -
Clermont-Ganneau, Charles
CLERMONT-GANNEAU, CHARLES. - Orientalist, b. in Paris on 17 February 1846, d. there on 15 February 1923. From 1890 he taught Semitic… -
Condamin, Albert
CONDAMIN, ALBERT. - Jesuit exegete and orientalist, b. in Marseille on 7 Sept. 1862, d. on 3 July 1940. He devoted himself mainly to the… -
Contant, Philippe de La Miette du (CONTANT, PHILIPPE DE LA MOLETTE DU)
CONTANT, Philippe de La Miette du. - Exegete, b. in the Dauphiné on 29 Aug. 1739, doctor of the Sorbonne and vicar general of Vienne,… -
Cornely, Karl Joseph Rudolph
CORNELY, KARL JOSEPH RUDOLPH. - Distinguished Jesuit exegete, b. at Breyell in the Rhineland on 19 April 1830, d. at Trier on 3 March 1908.… -
Crampon, Joseph-Théodore-Augustin
CRAMPON, JOSEPH-THÉODORE-AUGUSTIN. - French exegete, b. at Franvillers (diocese of Amiens) on 4 Feb. 1826, d. at Paris on 16 Aug. 1894. At… -
Crelier, Henry-Joseph
CRELIER, HENRY-JOSEPH. - Exegete, b. at Bure near Porrentruy (diocese of Basel) on 16 Nov. 1816, d. parish priest at Bressancourt on 22… -
Cureton, William
CURETON, WILLIAM. - English Orientalist, b. at Westbury (Wiltshire), in 1804, d. in London on 17 June 1864. His name is linked to an… -
David, Clément-Joseph
DAVID, CLÉMENT-JOSEPH. - Syriac Archbishop of Damascus. Born in 1829 at Amadia ('Irāq) into the Zebungi family, he pursued his studies at… -
Delitzsch, Franz Julius
DELITZSCH, FRANZ JULIUS. - Lutheran exegete and Hebraist, b. in Leipzig on 23 February 1813, d. there on 4 March 1890. Despite his poverty… -
Della Torre, Lelio
DELLA TORRE, LELIO. - Learned rabbi, b. in Cuneo on 11 Jan. 1805, d. in Padua on 9 July 1871. He taught from 1823 to 1829 at the… -
Del Pas, Angel, Venerable (DEL PAS, ANGEL, VENERABILE)
DEL PAS, Angel, Venerable. - Spanish Friar Minor, theologian, exegete, preacher and ascetical writer, b. at Perpignan (Catalonia) in 1540,… -
Denk, Josef
DENK, JOSEF. - Philologist and collator of the Vetus Latina, b. in Munich on 9 Aug. 1849, d. there on 22 Jan. 1927. He was a pious priest… -
De Rossi, Gian Bernardo
DE ROSSI, GIAN BERNARDO. - The greatest Hebraist of Christian Italy, b. 25 Oct. 1742 at Villa Castelnuovo (diocese of Ivrea), d. at Parma… -
Docking, Tommaso
DOCKING, TOMMASO. - Franciscan theologian, d. after 1269. His surname was Good, and he took his name from his native village in Norfolk.… -
Döller, Johannes
DÖLLER, JOHANNES. - Exegete and historian of religions, b. at Thuma (Lower Austria) on 27 Apr. 1868, d. at Raabs (ibid.) on 31 Oct. 1928. A… -
Domenico, Germano, of Silesia (DOMENICO, GERMANO, DI SLÉSIA)
DOMENICO, GERMANO, OF SILESIA. - Franciscan Arabist, b. in 1588 at Schurgast (Silesia), d. on 28 Sept. 1670 at the Escorial. He entered the… -
Döring, Matthias
DÖRING, MATTHIAS. - Theologian, biblical scholar and historian of the Conventual Franciscans, b. at Kyritz in Brandenburg between 1390 and… -
Drach, David Paul
DRACH, DAVID PAUL. - Hebraist, b. in Strasbourg on 16 March 1791, d. in Rome in Jan. 1865. Son of a well-known rabbi and Talmudist, at the… -
Durand, Alfred
DURAND, ALFRED. - Jesuit, exegete, b. at Chantemerle (Drôme) on 12 March 1858; d. at Lyon on 31 July 1928. He studied Semitic languages and… -
Ewald, Heinrich Georg August
EWALD, HEINRICH GEORG AUGUST. - Protestant Orientalist and exegete, b. at Göttingen on 16 Nov. 1803, d. there on 4 May 1875. At first… -
Federici, Giacomo
FEDERICI, GIACOMO. - Bolognese doctor and professor of theology and law, d. at Trieste on 8 Sept. 1652. In the De electione et potestate… -
Felix of Prato (FELICE DA PRATO)
FELIX OF PRATO. - Augustinian exegete, b. in Prato in the second half of the 15th century to Jewish parents, d. in Rome around 1560. For… -
Felten, Joseph
FELTEN, JOSEPH. - Exegete and scholar of modern New Testament criticism, b. at Düren on 9 February 1851, d. at Bonn on 11 December 1929.… -
Ferrer, Bonifacio
FERRER, BONIFACIO. - Carthusian, brother of St. Vincent, b. at Valencia in 1355, d. in holiness at the charterhouse of Vall de Cristo on 29… -
Fonck, Leopold
FONCK, LEOPOLD. - Exegete, b. at Wissen (Rhenish Prussia) on 14 Jan. 1865, d. at Vienna on 19 Oct. 1930. After completing his gymnasium and… -
Fontaine, Nicolas
FONTAINE, NICOLAS. - Biblicist and Jansenist historian, b. in Paris in 1625, d. at Melun on 28 Jan. 1709. Around the age of 25 he withdrew… -
Fouard, Henri-Constant
FOUARD, HENRI-CONSTANT. - Priest, biblical scholar, b. at Elbeuf (Rouen) on 6 Aug. 1837, d. there on 3 Dec. 1903. During his theological… -
Fracassini, Umberto
FRACASSINI, UMBERTO. - Historian and biblical scholar, b. at Cortona on 28 Jan. 1862, d. at Perugia on 30 July 1950. A pupil of the… -
Francis Maria of Lecce (FRANCESCO MARIA DA LECCE)
FRANCIS MARIA OF LECCE. - A Franciscan from Apulia. From the province of St. Nicholas of Bari, he studied at the missionary College of St.… -
Frey, Jean-Baptiste
FREY, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Religious of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Hebraist, b. at Ingersheim (diocese of Strasbourg) on 26 April… -
Gasquet, Francis Aidan
GASQUET, FRANCIS AIDAN. - Cardinal, Benedictine, b. in London on 5 Oct. 1846 to a distinguished Catholic family of French origin that had… -
Gerard of Huy (de Hojo) (GERARDO DA HUY (DE HOJO))
GERARD OF HUY (de Hojo). - French Franciscan scholar of the 13th century, born at Huy (Hojum), it seems, in the diocese of Liège (Belgium).… -
Gesinius, Wilhelm (GESENIUS, WILHELM)
GESINIUS, WILHELM. - Distinguished Semitist and Protestant exegete, b. at Nordhausen on 3 February 1786, d. at Halle on 23 October 1842. He… -
Ghisleri, Michele
GHISLERI, MICHELE. - Theologian and exegete, b. in Rome in 1563, d. there on 27 June 1646. A religious of the Theatine Order (1584), he had… -
Gilbert of Hoyland (GILBERTO DI HOYLAND)
GILBERT OF HOYLAND. - English monk of the 12th century, b. probably in the region of Holland in the county of Lincoln (Mabillon mistakenly… -
Gismondi, Enrico
GISMONDI, ENRICO. - Jesuit, orientalist, b. in Rome on 20 April 1850, d. there on 7 February 1912. Having entered the Society of Jesus in… -
Giustiniani, Agostino
GIUSTINIANI, AGOSTINO. - Orientalist and Dominican bishop, b. in Genoa to a patrician family in 1470, d. in a shipwreck in the Ligurian Sea… -
Glairé, Jean-Baptiste (GLAIRE, JEAN-BAPTISTE)
GLAIRÉ, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - French Orientalist, b. at Bordeaux on 1 April 1798, d. at Issy (Seine) on 25 February 1879. In Paris G. studied… -
Goldhagen, Hermann
GOLDHAGEN, HERMANN. - Jesuit, philologist and exegete, b. in Mainz on 14 April 1718, d. in Munich on 28 April 1794. He first taught… -
Griesbach, Johann Jakob
GRIESBACH, JOHANN JAKOB. - German Protestant theologian, b. at Butzbach on 4 Jan. 1745, d. at Jena on 24 March 1812. He was professor of… -
Grimm, Joseph
GRIMM, JOSEPH. - Exegete, b. Jan. 23, 1827 at Freising, d. at Würzburg on Jan. 1, 1896. Ordained priest on June 24, 1850, in 1856 professor… -
Guérin, Victor-René
GUÉRIN, VICTOR-RENÉ. - Palestinian scholar, b. in Paris on 15 Sept. 1821, d. at La Tour (Seine-et-Marne) on 21 Sept. 1890. He was a… -
Guignebert, Charles-Albert-Honoré
GUIGNEBERT, CHARLES-ALBERT-HONORÉ. - Historian, b. at Villeneuve-St-Georges in 1867, d. at Paris on 27 Aug. 1939. A professor of history in… -
Gutjahr, Franz Seraph
GUTJAHR, FRANZ SERAPH. - Exegete, b. Sept. 13, 1854 in Preding in Styria, d. June 4, 1929 in Graz. A priest in 1877, he was later prefect… -
Hagen, Martin
HAGEN, MARTIN. - Jesuit, exegete, brother of the astronomer Johannes Georg, b. at Bregenz (Austria) on 23 May 1855, d. at Valkenburg… -
Hepburn, James
HEPBURN, JAMES. - Scottish Minim, theologian, philologist and polyglot, b. at Odhanstocks, in the county of Haddington, on 14 July 1573, d.… -
Hetzenauer, Michael
HETZENAUER, MICHAEL. - Capuchin, biblical scholar, b. at Zell (Tyrol) on 30 Nov. 1860, d. at Rome on 4 Aug. 1928. Professor of Sacred… -
Hoberg, Gottfried
HOBERG, GOTTFRIED. - German Catholic exegete, a leading figure at the time of modernism, b. at Heringhausen (Westphalia) on 19 Nov. 1857,… -
Hoonacker, Albin Van
HOONACKER, ALBIN van. - Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Catholic University of Louvain, consultor of the Pontifical Biblical… -
Höpfl, Hildebrand
HÖPFL, HILDEBRAND. - Benedictine exegete, b. at Ledau in Bohemia on 25 Nov. 1872, d. at Rome on 14 Feb. 1934. After completing his… -
Houbigant, Charles-François
HOUBIGANT, CHARLES-FRANÇOIS. - Exegete, Orientalist, b. in Paris in 1686, d. there on 31 Oct. 1783. In 1704 he entered the Congregation of… -
Huby, Joseph
HUBY, JOSEPH. - Jesuit, apologist and exegete, b. at Châtelaudren (Brittany) on 12 Dec. 1878, d. at Laniscat (Brittany) on 7 Aug. 1948. He… -
Imbonati, Carlo Giuseppe
IMBONATI, CARLO GIUSEPPE. - A Cistercian Hebraist of the 17th century, about whom little biographical information survives; born in Milan,… -
Jahn, Johann
JAHN, JOHANN. - Exegete and orientalist, b. at Tasswitz (Moravia) on 18 June 1750, d. at Vienna on 16 Aug. 1816. A Premonstratensian… -
Jerome, Saint (GIROLAMO, SANTO)
JEROME, Saint. - One of the four great Doctors of the Latin Church. SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Works. - III. Doctrine. - IV. Law. - V.… -
Josephus, Flavius (Ἰώσηπος) (GIUSEPPE, FLAVIO (ΙΏΣΗΠΟΣ))
JOSEPHUS, Flavius (Ἰώσηπος). - Jewish historian, son of Matthias of a priestly family, b. in Jerusalem ca. 37-38 A.D. He received an… -
Kaulen, Franz Philipp
KAULEN, FRANZ PHILIPP. - German Catholic exegete, of broad theological, philological and historical culture, rigorously conservative, b. at… -
Keil, Karl Friedrich
KEIL, KARL FRIEDRICH. - Protestant-Lutheran exegete, of conservative tendency, an enemy of criticism, b. at Lauterbach, near Oelsnitz… -
Kennicott, Benjamin (KENNIKOTT, BENJAMIN)
KENNICOTT, BENJAMIN. - English critic of the Hebrew biblical text, b. at Totnes (Devonshire) on 4 April 1718, d. at Oxford on 18 Sept.… -
Kistemaker, Johann Hyazinth
KISTEMAKER, JOHANN HYAZINTH. - Professor of classical languages at the Gymnasium and later also at the University of Münster (Westphalia),… -
Kittel, Gerhard
KITTEL, GERHARD. - Protestant biblical theologian, b. at Breslau on 23 Sept. 1888, d. at Tübingen on 11 July 1948. He studied theology and… -
Knabenbauer, Josef
KNABENBAUER, JOSEF. - Exegete, b. March 19, 1839 at Deggendorf (Bavaria), d. Nov. 12, 1911 at Maastricht. On Sept. 27, 1857 he entered the… -
König, Eduard
KÖNIG, EDUARD. - Learned philologist and exegete of the Old Testament, b. at Reichenbach on 15 Nov. 1846, d. at Bonn on 12 Feb. 1936. A… -
Kortleitner, Franz Naver
KORTLEITNER, FRANZ NAVER. - In the world Josef, exegete, b. at Bressanone on 21 Jan. 1863, d. at Innsbruck on 2 Oct. 1939. He entered the… -
Kugler, Franz Xaver
KUGLER, FRANZ XAVER. - Jesuit, astronomer and Assyriologist, b. 27 Nov. 1862 at Königsbach (Palatinate), d. 25 Jan. 1925 at Lucerne. A… -
Lachmann, Karl
LACHMANN, KARL. - German Protestant philologist (1793-1851), professor in Berlin, famous not only for his works in German studies and… -
Lagarde (Bötticher), Paul Anton de
LAGARDE (BÖTTICHER), PAUL ANTON de. - German Protestant Orientalist who wished to be considered a theologian, b. in Berlin on 2 Nov. 1827,… -
Lagrange, Marie-Joseph
LAGRANGE, MARIE-JOSEPH. - Dominican exegete, in the world Albert, b. at Bourg-en-Bresse on 7 March 1855, d. at St-Maximin (Provence) on 10… -
La Haye, Jean de (Sapin)
LA HAYE, JEAN de (SAPIN). - Franciscan theologian, b. 20 March 1593 and d. 15 Oct. 1661 in Paris. He professed the Franciscan Rule in… -
Lamy, Thomas-Joseph
LAMY, THOMAS-JOSEPH. - Exegete and Orientalist, b. at Ohey (Belgium) on 27 January 1827, d. at Louvain on 30 July 1907. He taught biblical… -
Le Camus, Émile-Paul (LE CAMUS, EMILE-PAUL)
LE CAMUS, ÉMILE-PAUL. - Biblical scholar, b. at Malvirade, near Castelnaudary, on 24 Aug. 1839, d. there on 28 Sept. 1906. Le C., one of… -
Le Hir, Arthur-Marie
LE HIR, ARTHUR-MARIE. - Exegete and Hebraist, b. at Malvaise (Finistère) on 5 Dec. 1811, d. at Paris on 18 Jan. 1868. He studied at the… -
Lelong, Jacques
LELONG, JACQUES. - Oratorian, biblical scholar and bibliographer, b. in Paris on 19 April 1664 and d. there on 13 August 1721. Librarian of… -
León, Luís de
LEÓN, Luís de. - Augustinian, poet, writer, theologian and exegete, b. at Belmonte (Cuenca) in 1527 and d. at Madrigal on 23 Aug. 1591.… -
Lesêtre, Henri (LESÈTRE, HENRI)
LESÊTRE, HENRI. - Biblicist, b. at Bourges on 11 February 1848, d. at Paris on 26 March 1914. He studied at the Seminary of St-Sulpice,… -
Leusden, Johannes
LEUSDEN, JOHANNES. - Dutch Orientalist, b. 26 April 1624, d. 30 September 1699 in Utrecht, where he was professor of Hebrew. He was not an… -
Loch, Valentin
LOCH, VALENTIN. - Catholic theologian and exegete, b. at Bamberg on 24 Sept. 1813, d. there on 14 June 1893. He pursued theological studies… -
Loisy, Alfred
LOISY, ALFRED. - Modernist exegete, b. at Ambrières (Haute-Marne) on 28 Feb. 1857, d. in Paris on 6 June 1940. In 1874 L. entered the major… -
Maier, Adalbert
MAIER, ADALBERT. - Catholic exegete, b. at Villingen (Baden) on 26 Apr. 1811, d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 29 July 1889. From 1840 he… -
Mallon, Alexis
MALLON, ALEXIS. - Jesuit, orientalist and biblical scholar, b. at La Chapelle-Bertin (Haute-Loire) in France on 8 May 1875, d. at Jerusalem… -
Malvenda, Tomás
MALVENDA, TOMÁS. - Dominican exegete and philologist, b. at Játiva near Valencia in May 1566, d. at Valencia on 7 May 1628. He made his… -
Manetho (MANETONE)
MANETHO. - Learned Egyptian priest (Μανεθὼς and Μαναθών, from the original Egyptian composed with the name of the god Thoth), of the time… -
Mangenot, Joseph-Eugène
MANGENOT, JOSEPH-EUGÈNE. - Exegete, b. at Gémonville (Meurthe-et-Moselle, France) on 28 Aug. 1856, d. at Moutrot on 19 March 1922. After… -
Maniacoria, Nicola
MANIACORIA, NICOLA. - Deacon of the church of S. Lorenzo in Damaso in Rome at the time of Lucius II (1144-45). Later he became a Cistercian… -
Marcellinus the Evangelist (MARCELLINO EVANGELISTA)
MARCELLINUS THE EVANGELIST. - Franciscan preacher (secular name Lorenzo Gerbi), so called from S. Marcello Pistoiese, born there on 2 Nov.… -
Marini, Marco
MARINI, MARCO. - Regular canon of the Congregation of the Most Holy Savior, a noted Hebraist, b. at Brescia around 1542-43, d. there in… -
Martin, Paulin
MARTIN, PAULIN. - Orientalist and biblical scholar, b. at Lecam (Lot, France) on 20 July 1840, d. at Amélie-les-Bains (Eastern Pyrenees) on… -
Matthias of Linköping (MATTIA DI LINKÖPING)
MATTHIAS OF LINKÖPING. - Swedish ecclesiastic who lived in the first half of the 14th century. He took part in Magnus Eriksson's crusade in… -
Mazzocchi, Alessio Simmaco
MAZZOCCHI, ALESSIO SIMMACO. - A most learned biblical scholar, philologist and archaeologist, b. at S. Maria di Capua on 22 Oct. 1684, d.… -
Meistermann, Barnabé
MEISTERMANN, BARNABÉ. - Palestinian scholar, missionary and architect, Franciscan, b. 27 March 1850 at Pfaffenheim (Alsace), d. at… -
Menocchio, Giovanni Stefano (MENOCHIO, GIOVANNI STEFANO)
MENOCCHIO, GIOVANNI STEFANO. - Jesuit theologian and exegete, b. in Pavia in Dec. 1575, d. in Rome on 4 Feb. 1655. He taught biblical… -
Merk, Augustin
MERK, AUGUSTIN. - Exegete, b. at Achern (Baden) on Sept. 11, 1869, d. in Rome on Apr. 3, 1945. After completing his gymnasium and lyceum… -
Messina, Giuseppe
MESSINA, GIUSEPPE. - Jesuit, Iranist and historian of the religions of the Ancient East, b. at S. Cataldo (Caltanissetta) on 6 Jan. 1893,… -
Minuti, Théophile
MINUTI, THÉOPHILE. - Minim friar, Orientalist and palaeographer, b. at Bras in Provence in 1592, d. at Marseilles on 8 August 1662. He… -
Muis, Siméon Marotte de
MUIS, SIMÉON MAROTTE de. - Hebraist, b. at Orléans in 1587, d. at Paris in 1644. Archdeacon of Soissons, he held the chair of Hebrew at the… -
Musil, Alois
MUSIL, ALOIS. - Czech Orientalist and explorer, b. at Rychtárov (Moravia) on 30 June 1868, d. at Otryby on 12 April 1946. Ordained a priest… -
Nallino, Carlo Alfonso
NALLINO, CARLO ALFONSO. - Arabist and Islamicist, b. in Turin on 16 Feb. 1872, d. in Rome on 25 July 1938. Having graduated in letters in… -
Nanni, Remigio
NANNI, REMIGIO. - Dominican theologian, b. in Florence in 1522, d. there ca. 1580. A religious in the Convent of S. Maria Novella, where he… -
Nobili, Flaminio De
NOBILI, FLAMINIO de. - Theologian and biblical scholar, b. ca. 1530, d. at Lucca in 1590. He concerned himself especially with the Greek… -
Olshausen, Hermann
OLSHAUSEN, HERMANN. - Protestant exegete of a positive stance in theology, opponent of rationalism, idealism, and Romanticism, b. at… -
Osorio, Girolamo
OSORIO, GIROLAMO. - Portuguese theologian and exegete, b. in Lisbon in 1506, d. at Tavira on 20 Aug. 1580. He completed his classical… -
Pagnini, Santi (Sante)
PAGNINI, SANTI (SANTE). - A distinguished Orientalist and exegete, who was the first translator of the Bible from the original texts after… -
Pannier, Eugene
PANNIER, EUGENE. - Exegete and orientalist, b. at Amicus in 1854, d. at Lille on 13 Jan. 1937. Substitute professor (1893) and holder… -
Pellegrini, Alessandro
PELLEGRINI, ALESSANDRO. - Preacher and exegete, b. at Matelica in 1600, d. at Rome on 28 Aug. 1647. He entered the Society of Jesus in… -
Pelten, Theodorus
PELTEN, THEODORUS. - Jesuit, theologian, b. at Pelta (Overpelt, Belgium), from which he took his name, ca. 1510, d. at Augsburg on 2 May… -
Pereyra, Benito
PEREYRA, BENITO. - Theologian and exegete, b. at Ruzafa, near Valencia, ca. 1535, d. at Rome on 6 March 1610. He entered the Society of…