Franz Oberthür

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Franz Oberthür, oil painting by Ferdinand Jagemann.

Franz Oberthür (6 August 1745, in Würzburg – 30 August 1831) was a German Roman Catholic scholar who edited an 18th-century edition of Josephus once owned by Thomas Jefferson.

In 1773 he was appointed professor of

polemics at the University of Würzburg. He is best known for his efforts involving reform within the church and the education system. In 1806 he founded the Gesellschaft zur Vervollkommung der mechanischen Künste (Society for the Perfection of Mechanical Arts).[1]

Selected works

References

  • Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 1952, v. 1, p. 4
  1. ^ Oberthür, Franz @ NDB/ADB Deutsche Biographie
  2. ^ OCLC Classify published works