a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born March 4, 1767, at Liesborn, near Munster, and died September 21, 1837, as doctor of theology, cathedral-dean, and preacher at Milnster. He wrote, Pastoralanweisung zur Verwaltung der Seelsorge in der kathol. Kirche, nach den. Bedurfnissen unseres Zeitalters (Minster, 1836-38): — Homilien und Predigten auf alle Sonn- und Festlage des Kirchenjahrs (ibid. 1826- 30 ). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 2:49, 146. (B.P.)