Adolf Pfister

Adolf Pfister (born at Hechingen in Hohenzollern, 26 September 1810; died at Ober-Dischingen in Württemberg, 29 April 1878) was a German Roman Catholic priest and educator.

Life

He was educated at the Latin school at Hechingen, at the Lyceum of Rastatt, and later at Sasbach. He then studied theology at the Grand Seminary of Strasburg, and was ordained to the priesthood, 25 May 1833, at Freiburg.

After serving for five months as curate at Sasbach, and for a year as assistant at Freiburg Cathedral, he returned to Hohenzollern, and, from 1835 to 1838, was curate at Steinhofen near Hechingen. In 1838 he obtained civic rights in Württemberg, and as a priest of the Diocese of Rottenburg, he was pastor first in Dotternhausen; 31 January 1839, at ; 11 May 1841, at Rißtissen; from 1851 also school inspector in Ehingen.

On 12 August 1867, the Catholic theological faculty of the University of Tübingen granted him the degree of Doctor of Theology. In May, 1877, he retired to Ober-Dischingen.

Works

In 1857 he founded the , which he published for three years. From 1860 he edited the (Spaichingen), which, together with Hermann Rolfus, he continued as (1861–67), and with J. Haug and J. Knecht as (1868–72).

His major work was the editing with Rolfus of the (4 vols., Mainz, 1863–66; 2nd ed., 1872–1874; a 5th vol., , was published by Rolfus alone in 1884 after Pfister's death). Among Pfister's other writings were:

(Freiburg, 1850); a German translation of Thomas à Kempis, (Freiburg, 1860; 4th ed., 1873) and (Freiburg, 1863);

He also compiled several prayer-books.