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Michael Wirth
1788–1832
A German Catholic theologian and priest of the early 19th century, he wrote works aimed at making biblical texts easier to understand for thoughtful readers. His career was centered in Bavaria, where he taught subjects including hermeneutics and exegesis.
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About the author
Born in Lauingen in 1788, Michael Wirth studied in Dillingen and was ordained a priest in 1810. Reference sources on 19th-century theology identify him as a Roman Catholic theologian who later became a professor in Dillingen.
He is associated with teaching hermeneutics, exegesis, and pedagogy, and his published work includes Altes und Neues über den 1. Brief an die Korinther (Ulm, 1825). Library and biographical records also connect him with other religious and biblical writings from the period.
Wirth died in Dillingen in 1832. Although little widely circulated biographical detail appears to survive, the record that remains suggests a scholar-priest devoted to explaining scripture clearly and practically.