Johannes Janssen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Janssen

German historian and politician

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1829

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

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1891

Profession: politician, historian, theologian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Johannes Janssen (10 April 1829 – 24 December 1891) was a Catholic priest and German historian born in Xanten.
After graduating from the Rektoratsschule in Xanten (today's Stiftsgymnasium) he was educated at the universities of Münster, Leuven, Bonn and Berlin, afterwards becoming a teacher of history in Frankfurt-am-Main. He was ordained priest in 1860; became a member of the Prussian House of Deputies in 1875; and in 1880 was made domestic prelate to the pope and apostolic pronotary.
He died at Frankfurt.
Janssen was a stout champion of the Ultramontane party in the Roman Catholic Church.