Adolphe Stoeber, or Adolf Stöber (

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, 1810 –

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, 1892) was a French ecclesiastic, poet, and writer in

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from

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. He was the son of Ehrenfried Stoeber and Auguste Stoeber's brother. He studied

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and was a

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(1832), Oberbronn (1836) and

, where he was president at the Reformist Assembly. In 1838, he founded the publication ''

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'' with his brother. This magazine dealt with Alsatian and Swiss legends in Alsatian.

Works

* ''Alsatisches Vergißmeinnicht'' (1825) * ''Alsa-Bilder'' (1836) * ''Reisebilder aus der Schweiz'' (1850) * ''Elsässer Schatzkästel '' (1877) * ''Epheukranz auf das Grabmal einer Heimgegangenen'' (1884) * ''Spiegel deutscher Frauen'' (1892)

References

1810 births 1892 deaths French writers in German Writers from Strasbourg French male writers Clergy from Strasbourg {{France-nonfiction-writer-stub