Andreas Kobler (22 June 1816 in

Mühldorf am Inn Mühldorf am Inn (, ; Central Bavarian: ''Muihdorf am Inn'') is a Town#Germany, town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Mühldorf (district), district Mühldorf on the river Inn (river), Inn. It is located at , and had a population of ab ...

, in Bavaria – 15 November 1892 in Klagenfurt) was a Catholic historian. He made his preliminary studies at

Landshut Landshut (; ) is a town in Bavaria, Germany, on the banks of the Isar, River Isar. Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free state (government), Free State of Bavaria, and the seat of the surrou ...

, and studied theology at

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

, where

Johann Adam Möhler Johann Adam Möhler (6 May 1796 – 12 April 1838) was a German Roman Catholic theologian and priest associated with the Catholic Tübingen school. He was born at Igersheim in the Bailiwick of Franconia of the Teutonic Order (from 1809 on part ...

and

Joseph Görres Johann Joseph Görres, since 1839 von Görres (25 January 1776 – 29 January 1848), was a German writer, philosopher, theologian, historian and journalist. Early life Görres was born in Koblenz. His father was moderately well off, and sent his ...

appear to have awakened in the young theologian his preference for the study of history.

Biography

After his ordination in 1840 he was a curate on the mission for four years, after which he entered the

novitiate The novitiate, also called the noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a Christian ''novice'' (or ''prospective'') monastic, apostolic, or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether ...

of the

Society of Jesus The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome. It was founded in 1540 ...

Graz Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 inc ...

. Later he was sent to America on account of the disturbances of 1848 in his own country, and was attached to the New York mission for five years, being occupied mostly as professor of mathematics. Returning to Europe, he taught in

Pressburg Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

until 1857, where he was sent to

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

as professor of church history. He held this chair for fourteen years, and was rector of the college of Innsbruck from 1861 to 1866. In 1871 he became once more professor of mathematics at

Linz Linz (Pronunciation: , ; ) is the capital of Upper Austria and List of cities and towns in Austria, third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, south of the border with the Czech Repub ...

, and for two years rector of the college there. Returning then to Innsbruck, he dedicated nine years to literary work, was appointed superior (1887) of the

seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological college, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture and theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as cle ...

at Klagenfurt, where he was still vigorous and active in the pulpit when he died at the age of 75.

Bibliography

Kobler's literary works are for the most part on historical subjects. Besides contributions to periodicals, Kobler published: * ("

Florian Baucke Florian Baucke, also Florian Paucke, Florian Pauke, (24 September 1719, Winzig (), Silesia/ Bohemian Royal Lands, (15261742) Habsburg monarchy (Austria) 14 July 1779, Neuhaus (), Bohemia, Austria) was a Silesian and Bohemian Jesuit missionary ...

, a Jesuit in

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

", 1870) * ("The Suppression of the Society of Jesus (1773)", 1873) * ("An Internal Monastic School of the Ninth Century", 1876) * ("Jesuit Martyrs and Confessors in England, 1550-1681", 1886) * (from the French, "Five Letters on Public Education in Russia" by

Joseph de Maistre Joseph Marie, comte de Maistre (1 April 1753 – 26 February 1821) was a Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, diplomat, and magistrate. One of the forefathers of conservatism, Maistre advocated social hierarchy and monarchy in the period immedi ...

) * (from the English, "Studies on Medieval Monasteries", 1867) * ("Catholic Life in the Middle Ages", from

Kenelm Digby Sir Kenelm Digby (11 July 1603 – 11 June 1665) was an English courtier and diplomat. He was also a highly reputed natural philosopher, astrologer and known as a leading Roman Catholic intellectual and Thomas White (scholar), Blackloist. For ...

's , 1887-9)

References

* Cites sources: **

Emil Bülow Emil may refer to: Literature *''Emil and the Detectives'' (1929), a children's novel *"Emil", nickname of the Kurt Maschler Award for integrated text and illustration (1982–1999) *''Emil i Lönneberga'', a series of children's novels by Astr ...

. ''Hundert Lebensbilder aus der österr(eichisch).-ungar(ischen). Provinz der Gesellschaft Jesu'' ("One Hundred Portraits of Jesuits in Austro-Hungary", Vienna, 1902) **

Michael Hofmann Michael Hofmann (born 25 August 1957) is a German-born poet, translator, and critic. ''The Guardian'' has described him as "arguably the world's most influential translator of German into English". Biography Hofmann was born in Freiburg into ...

, ''Das Nikolaihaus in

einst und jetzt'' ("The Nikolai House in Innsbruck, Then and Now", Innsbruck, 1908) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kobler, Andreas 1816 births 1892 deaths 19th-century German Jesuits 19th-century German historians Academic staff of the University of Innsbruck Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni German emigrants to the Austrian Empire People from Mühldorf 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German writers German male non-fiction writers

Biography

Bibliography

See also

References