Joseph Annegarn
Professor:church history/German Catholic theologian/popular writer
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| Intro | Professor:church history/German Catholic theologian/popular writer | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Historian Church historian Writer Educator Priest | |
| Work field | Academia Literature Religion Social science | |
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| Religion: | Roman catholic church | |
| Birth | 13 October 1794, Ostbevern | |
| Death | 8 July 1843Braniewo (aged 48 years) |
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Joseph Annegarn (13 October 1794 at Ostbevern in Westphalia – 8 July 1843 at the Lyceum Hosianum, Braunsberg, East Prussia, where he was professor of church history) was a German Catholic theologian and popular writer.
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His Allgemeine Weltgeschichte für die katholische Jugend ("Universal History") was written primarily for Catholic youth, and published in eight volumes in 1827-29. His purpose was frankly Catholic. It became a standard work in Catholic families in Germany,
Features of the History are the numerous character sketches of historical personages and the chronological tables. Succeeding editors kept it abreast with historical research.
Annegarn was also the author of Handbuch der Patrologie (1839).