Franz Philip Kaulen
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Franz Philip Kaulen was a German Catholic scriptural scholar.
from 1846 to 1849, and was ordained priest at Cologne
on 3 September, 1850. For several years he was engaged on the mission in various stations of the Diocese of Cologne, until in 1859 he was appointed lecturer at the Konvikt or theological school at Bonn. In 1862 he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from the University of Würzburg
in virtue of a commentary on the Book of Jonas; in 1863 he obtained a chair of Old Testament exegesis at the University of Bonn; in 1880 and 1882 he was appointed extraordinary and ordinary professor of theology at the same university.
In 1890 he was raised to the dignity of a domestic prelate by Pope Leo XIII
; in 1900 he received the grand cross of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, and in 1903 he was made a member of the Biblical Commission. During the same year (1903) he was compelled to give up teaching owing to an apoplectic stroke.
The grammar to the Vulgate, the "Introduction" and "Assyria and Babylon" passed through several editions. The work on Babel
was attacked by August Friedrich Pott, in an 1863 book Anti-Kaulen.
A lasting monument of his theological learning is found in the second edition of the "Kirchenlexikon". The first edition of his work which comprised 11 volumes, a supplement, and a general index, was issued by the publishing firm of Benjamin Herder
. A second edition soon appeared necessary: in 1877 the editorship was entrusted to Joseph Hergenröther
, then professor in Würzburg, but, at the elevation of the latter to the cardinalate in 1879, was finally given to Kaulen, who presided over the work until it was completed.
The new or second edition comprises twelve volumes and a general index; the first volume appeared in 1886, the last in 1901, and the index, prepared by Hermann Joseph Kamp, with an introduction on the divisions of theology by Melchior Abfalter, in 1903. Kaulen was helped by Hermann Streber
, by A. M. Weiss, O.P., who prepared the catalogue of subjects, and by a large number of learned contributors, the list of whom is given at the end of the last volume. The part taken by Kaulen consisted in editing the articles contributed, in revising several articles taken over from the first edition, and in contributing many articles of his own; the enumeration of his personal contributions fills almost five columns in the general list of contributors.
Life
He attended the gymnasium in his native city, studied theology at the University of BonnUniversity of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
from 1846 to 1849, and was ordained priest at Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
on 3 September, 1850. For several years he was engaged on the mission in various stations of the Diocese of Cologne, until in 1859 he was appointed lecturer at the Konvikt or theological school at Bonn. In 1862 he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from the University of Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
in virtue of a commentary on the Book of Jonas; in 1863 he obtained a chair of Old Testament exegesis at the University of Bonn; in 1880 and 1882 he was appointed extraordinary and ordinary professor of theology at the same university.
In 1890 he was raised to the dignity of a domestic prelate by Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...
; in 1900 he received the grand cross of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, and in 1903 he was made a member of the Biblical Commission. During the same year (1903) he was compelled to give up teaching owing to an apoplectic stroke.
Works
The study of the Bible was Kaulen's aim from the beginning. He kept it before his mind even when engaged in the ministry or in the conferences at the theological school of Bonn; and nearly all his works refer to it or kindred subjects. His principal works are:- "Lingu Mandschuric Institutiones", a grammar of the Manchu languageManchu languageManchu is a Tungusic endangered language spoken in Northeast China; it used to be the language of the Manchu, though now most Manchus speak Mandarin Chinese and there are fewer than 70 native speakers of Manchu out of a total of nearly 10 million ethnic Manchus...
(Ratisbon, 1875) - "Die Sprachverwirrung zu Babel", or the confusion of languages at Babel (Mainz, 1861)
- "Librum Jonae exposuit Fr. Kaulen", or a commentary on the Book of Jonas (Mainz, 1862)
- "Geschichte der Vulgata", or a history of the Vulgate (Mainz, 1861)
- "Sprachliches Handbuch zur biblischen Vulgata", or a linguistic manual to the Latin Vulgate (Mainz, 1870)
- "Einleitung in die Heilige Schrift Alten und Neuen Testamentes", or Introduction to the Sacred Scripture of the Old and New Testament (Freiburg, 1876-86)
- "Assyrien und Babylonien" (1876)
- "Der biblische Schöpfungsbericht", or the Biblical account of the creation (Freiburg, 1902)
- "Thomas von Villanova, ein Büchlein von der göttlichen Liebe", or a book on Divine love (Freiburg, 1872)
- three books of devotion, "Alleluja", "Brot der Engel" or Bread of the Angels, and "Die ewige Anbetung" or the perpetual adoration.
The grammar to the Vulgate, the "Introduction" and "Assyria and Babylon" passed through several editions. The work on Babel
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
was attacked by August Friedrich Pott, in an 1863 book Anti-Kaulen.
A lasting monument of his theological learning is found in the second edition of the "Kirchenlexikon". The first edition of his work which comprised 11 volumes, a supplement, and a general index, was issued by the publishing firm of Benjamin Herder
Benjamin Herder
Benjamin Herder was born 31 July 1818. He died 10 November 1888. Ran Verlag Herder from 1856 until 1888. He was the brother of Karl Raphael Herder and the son of Bartholomäus Herder-Career:...
. A second edition soon appeared necessary: in 1877 the editorship was entrusted to Joseph Hergenröther
Joseph Hergenröther
Joseph Hergenröther was a German Church historian and canonist, and the first Cardinal-Prefect of the Vatican Archives.-Biography:...
, then professor in Würzburg, but, at the elevation of the latter to the cardinalate in 1879, was finally given to Kaulen, who presided over the work until it was completed.
The new or second edition comprises twelve volumes and a general index; the first volume appeared in 1886, the last in 1901, and the index, prepared by Hermann Joseph Kamp, with an introduction on the divisions of theology by Melchior Abfalter, in 1903. Kaulen was helped by Hermann Streber
Hermann Streber
Hermann Streber was a German Roman Catholic priest and writer, particularly associated with the second edition of the Kirchenlexikon.- Life :His father was Franz Seraph Streber...
, by A. M. Weiss, O.P., who prepared the catalogue of subjects, and by a large number of learned contributors, the list of whom is given at the end of the last volume. The part taken by Kaulen consisted in editing the articles contributed, in revising several articles taken over from the first edition, and in contributing many articles of his own; the enumeration of his personal contributions fills almost five columns in the general list of contributors.