William Feiner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Feiner

German Jesuit missionary

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1792

Place of Birth: Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 09-Jun-1829

Profession: missionary, Catholic priest, academic administrator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

William Feiner (born Wilhelm Feiner; December 27, 1792 – June 9, 1829) was a German Catholic priest and Jesuit who became a missionary to the United States and eventually the President of Georgetown College.
Born in Münster, he taught in Jesuit schools in the Holy Roman Empire and Galicia as a young member of the Society of Jesus.
He then emigrated to the United States following the restoration of the Society, and took up pastoral work and teaching of theology in Conewago, Pennsylvania before becoming a full-time professor at Georgetown College.
There, he also became the second dedicated librarian of Georgetown's library, and ministered to the congregation at Holy Trinity Church.
Eventually, Feiner became president of the university in 1826.
Despite becoming the leader of an American university, he never mastered the English language.
Long plagued by poor health due to tuberculosis, his short-lived presidency came to an end after three years, just weeks before his death.