Danzer, Jakob

Danzer, Jakob a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, was born March 4, 1743, at Lengenlfeld, in Suabia. He joined the order of the Benedictines at Ismny; was in 1784 professor of moral and pastoral theology at Salzburg, but had to resign his position in 1792 on account of his liberal tendencies. In 1795 he was second canon at Buchau, and died there September 4, 1796. He published, Anleitung zur christlichen Moral (Salzburg, 1787-91, 1792, 3 volumes): — Ueber den Geist Jesu und seitie Lehre (ibid. 1795, 1797): — Beitrage zur Reformation der christlichen Theologie (Ulm, 1793): — Magazin zur Vebesserung des dogmatischen Lehrbegriffs der Katholiken (1794). See Doring, Die gelehrten Theologen Deutschlands, 1:315 sq.; Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. 1:316, 702; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. (B.P.)