Joseph Annegarn (13 October 1794 at
Ostbevern
Ostbevern is a municipality in the district of Warendorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Ostbevern is situated on the river Bever, approx. 18 km north-east of Münster and 18 km north-west of Warendorf.
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Westphalia
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The territory of the regio ...
– 8 July 1843 at
Braunsberg
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East Prussia
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, was a German Catholic theologian, professor of church history and popular writer.
Works
His ''Allgemeine Weltgeschichte für die katholische Jugend'' ("Universal History")
[Allgemeine Weltgeschichte (Muenster, 1899), 8 vols., 8th ed.; Compendium (1898), 3 vols., 2d ed.] 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). Annegarn's works also include:
* ''Rechnenbüchlein für Kinder in den Elementarschulen'', Münster 1825.
* ''Lesebuch für die fähigere Jugend in Elementarschulen oder: Lesestücke aus der Natur- und Erdbeschreibung und der vaterländischen Geschichte'', Münster 1828.
* ''Handbuch der Geographie für die Jugend'', Münster 1834 (ab der 5. Aufl. 1851 bearb. von Heinrich Overhage).
* ''Geschichte der Heiligen des Münsterischen Kirchenkalenders und Erklärung der kirchlichen Feste und Zeiten und deren Cäremonien'', Münster 1836
* ''Naturgeschichte für die Jugend in Volksschulen'', Münster 1837.
Notes
References
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External links
''Catholic Encyclopedia'' article
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1794 births
1843 deaths
19th-century German Catholic theologians
People from Warendorf (district)
19th-century German male writers
19th-century German writers
German male non-fiction writers