Franz Peter Knoodt (6 November 1811 – 27 January 1889) was a German

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theologian who was a native of

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He studied theology in

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und

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, and later worked as a chaplain and teacher in

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. In 1841-43 he furthered his studies in

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, where he was a student of Anton Günther (1783-1863). In 1844 he earned his doctorate of theology at Breslau, and in 1845 became a professor of philosophy at the Catholic faculty of theology at the

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. From May 1848 to February 1849 he was a member of the

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. Knoodt was an ardent follower of the philosophical teachings of Anton Günther, and several years after Günther's death, he published the biographical ''Anton Günther. Eine Biographie'' (1881, 2 volumes). This work has been praised as an important source of Catholic church history. Another noted work of Knoodt's was ''Günther und Clemens; Offene Briefe'' (Günther and

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; Open Letters, 1853–54). Both publications were placed on the

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(List of Prohibited Books) by the

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and Bernhard Josef Hilgers, by

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, Archbishop of Cologne, in the debate over papal infallibility.

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