Josef Hilgers (9 September 1858 – 25 January 1918) was a German

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who wrote on theological and ascetical matters. He wrote two books on papal censorship of books and another on the nature of

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Life

Josef Hilgers was born in

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on 9 September 1858. From 1885 to 1894 he taught in the city of Ordrupshoj,

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. Later he worked in

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and finally in the Bonifatiushaus, in Emmerich, where he died 25 January 1918.

Works (partial list)

*''Die Kartäuser von London'' (The Carthusians of London), (1891) *''Bernardino Occhino von Siena'' (Bernardino Occhino of Siena), (1894) *''Der Index der verbotenen Bücher'', (The Index of Forbidden Books), (1904) *''Die Bücherverbote in Papstbriefen''. (1907) *''Maria, der Weg zu Christus'' (Mary, the way to Christ), (1907) *''Das goldene Büchlein für Priester und Volk''(The golden book for priests and people), (1910) *''Die katholische Lehre von den Ablässen und deren geschichtliche Entwicklung'' (The Catholic doctrine of indulgences and their historical development, (1913) * An article on censorship in 16th century Italy in the March 1911 edition of ''Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen''.Cutter, Charles Ammi, ''Library Journal'', R. R. Bowker Company, 1911
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