Feder, Johann Michael
Feder, Johann Michael
A German theologian, b. 25 May, 1753, at Oellingen in Bavaria; d. 26 July, 1824, at Würzburg. He studied in the episcopal seminary of Würzburg from 1772-1777; in the latter year he was ordained priest and promoted to the licentiate in theology. For several years Feder was chaplain of the Julius hospital; in 1785 he was appointed extraordinary professor of theology and Oriental languages at the University of Würzburg; was created a Doctor of Divinity in 1786; director of the university library 1791, ordinary professor of theology and censor of theological publications, 1795. After the reorganization of the University of Würzburg, 1803-4, he was appointed chief librarian, resigning the professorship of theology in 1805. Shortly after his removal from office as librarian, November, 1811, he suffered a stroke of apoplexy, from which he never fully recovered. Feder was a prolific writer, editor, and translator, but was imbued with the liberal views of his time. His most meritorious work is a revision of Dr. Heinrich Braun’s German translation of the Bible (1803), 2 vols. This revision served as the basis for Dr. Allioli’s well-known translation. He also translated the writings of St. Cyril of Jerusalem ( 1786); the sermons of St. Chrysostom on Matthew and John, in conjunction with the unfortunate Eulogius Sehneider (1786-88); Theodoret’s ten discourses on Divine Providence (1788); Gerard’s lectures on pastoral duties (1803); de Bausset’s life of Fénelon (1800-12), 3 vols., and the same author’s life of Bossuet (1820); Fabert’s “Meditations” (1786). He was editor of the “Magazin zur Beförderung des Schulwesens” (1791-97), 3 vols., of the “Prakt.-theol. Magazin für katholische Geistliche” (1798-1800), and of the “Würzburger Gelehrten Anzeigen” (1788-92). He also wrote several volumes of sermons.
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The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VICopyright © 1909 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, September 1, 1909. Remy Lafort, CensorImprimatur. +John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York
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Feder, Johann Michael
a Roman Catholic theologian, was born at Oellingen, near Wurzburg, in Bavaria. In 1785 he was appointed extraordinary, and in 1786 ordinary professor at the university. From 1804 to 1811 he was first librarian of the university library. He died in 1824. Feder was one of the most prolific writers in the Roman Catholic Church of Germany, though none of his works are of special importance. They are chiefly translations from the Greek (Chrysostom, Cyril, Theodoret), Latin (works of Cicero, Cornelius Nepos, Vincent of Lerin), and French. He revised the translation of the Bible by Braun, and; contributed to a number of the Roman :Catholic periodicals of Germany. A complete list of his publications is given in the Thesaurus librorum rei catholicae (Wurzb. 1848).-Herzog, Real- Encyklop. 4:344; Wetzer u. Welte, Kirchen-Lex. iii, 928. (A. J. S.)