Nicholas Weis
Nicolaus von Weis (born Rimling, Moselle (department), Moselle, France, 8 March 1796 - died Speyer, 13 December 1869) was from 1842 to 1869 Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer, in the Palatinate (region), Palatinate (in that time a district of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Life His father was a shepherd and the poor German family lived in Lorraine, near the German border. After the early death of the father, his mother went back with the boy to Germany and he grew up in Altheim, now a part of Blieskastel, Saarland. He studied at the seminary at Mainz, when Bruno Franz Leopold Liebermann was regent, and was ordained 22 August 1818 by Bishop Joseph Ludwig Colmar. Hereupon he taught the humanities at the seminary (1818–20), was pastor at Dudenhofen (1820–22), canon (priest), canon at the Speyer Cathedral (1822–37), and dean of the cathedral (1837–42). During this time he was said to have displayed remarkable literary activity. Works In conjunction with Andreas Ra ...
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Bischof () is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Gustav Bischof (1792–1870), German chemist * Horst Bischof (born 1967), Austrian computer scientist * Frank-Peter Bischof (born 1954), German canoeist * Werner Bischof (1916–1954), Swiss photographer * Kerstin Bischof (born 1980), German singer, vocalist of Xandria See also * Bischoff * Bishop (surname), Bishop {{surname, Bischof German-language surnames Occupational surnames ...
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