Franz Oberthür (6 August 1745, in

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg ...

– 30 August 1831) was a German Roman Catholic scholar who edited an 18th-century edition of

Josephus Flavius Josephus (; grc-gre, Ἰώσηπος, ; 37 – 100) was a first-century Romano-Jewish historian and military leader, best known for '' The Jewish War'', who was born in Jerusalem—then part of Roman Judea—to a father of priestly ...

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Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was previously the natio ...

. In 1773 he was appointed professor of dogmatics and

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University of Würzburg The Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg (also referred to as the University of Würzburg, in German ''Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg'') is a public research university in Würzburg, Germany. The University of Würzburg is one of ...

. He is best known for his efforts involving reform within the church and the education system. In 1806 he founded the ''Gesellschaft zur Vervollkommung der mechanischen Künste'' (Society for the Perfection of Mechanical Arts).

Selected works

* "Flavii Iosephi Hebraei Opera omnia graece et latine : excusa ad editionem Lugduno-Batauam Sigeberti Hauercampii, cum Oxoniensi Ioannis Hudsonii collatam", 1782. * "Idea biblica ecclesiae Dei". 1790. * ''Theologische Encyklopädie oder der Theologischen Wissenschaften Umfang und Zusammenhang'', 1828 – Theological encyclopaedia; theological sciences scope and context.OCLC Classify
published works

References

*Sowerby, E.M. ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 1952, v. 1, p. 4 1745 births 1831 deaths Clergy from Würzburg Writers from Würzburg People from the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg 18th-century German Catholic theologians German male non-fiction writers 18th-century German writers 19th-century German writers 19th-century German male writers 18th-century German male writers Academic staff of the University of Würzburg {{editor-stub