Ferdinand Janner (4 February 1836 in

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, Germany – 1 November 1895 in

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, Germany) was a German

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Biography

Janner completed his schooling at the Latin school of

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. After his graduation there, he studied theology at

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and

, He was ordained a priest on 13 August 1858. For a time, Janner worked as a parish priest, but he eventually returned to the

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, where he received his

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. Thereafter, he served first as the chaplain at Weiden, then in 1863, he became the prefect of the Regensburg seminary. In 1865, Janner became Professor of Religion and History at

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's gymnasium and, in 1867, Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Christian Archaeology, and History of Art at the Regensburg

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. Finally, in 1883, he became the diocesan consultor. Janner retired from active life in 1888 and died seven years later.

Selected works

Janner wrote many works in both German and Latin, including: * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Sources

References

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