About Félix Klein
Lived 1862 – 1953 (aged 91). Félix Klein was a French catholic priest, christian minister, theologian, translator, writer and university teacher.
Abbé Félix Klein (12 July 1862 in Château-Chinon (Ville) – 30 December 1953 in Gargenville) was a French priest, theologian and author who taught at the Institut Catholique de Paris.
In the United States, he is known as the author of the introduction of Comtesse de Ravilliax's French translation of Walter Elliott's Life of Father Hecker (1896), which started the Americanism controversy.
Klein was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1952. Many of Klein's personal papers are kept in the University of Notre Dame Archives.
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Who was Félix Klein?
French priest (1862-1953)
When was Félix Klein born?
Félix Klein was born on 12 July 1862 in Château-Chinon (Ville).
When did Félix Klein die?
Félix Klein died on 31 December 1953 in Gargenville.
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Félix Klein was a catholic priest, christian minister, theologian, translator, writer and university teacher.
What nationality was Félix Klein?
Félix Klein was French.
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