Funk, Franz Xaver

Ph.D., Lie. Theol., D.D. (all Tubingen, 1863, 1871, 1875, respectively), Roman Catholic; b. at Abtsgmiind, Wiirtemberg, Germany, Oct. 12, 1840; studied theology and philosophy at Tubingen, 1859-63, and theology in the priests' seminary at Rotten burg, 1863-64; was curate at Waldsee, 1864-65; studied political economy in Paris, 1865-66; became repetent in Tubingen, 1866; profe or extraordinary of church history, patrology, and archajology, 1870; ordinary profe or, 1875. He is the author of Zins und Wucher, eine moral theolog is che Abhandlung, Tubingen, 1868; Die nationalokonom, Anschauungen der mit tel alter lichen Theologen, 1869; Geschichte des kirchlichen Zins ver botes, 1876; Die Ech the it der Ignalianischen Briefe aufs neue verteidigt. Mit e. literar. Beilage: Die alte Late in is che Uebersetzung der Usher's chen Sammlung der Ignatiusbriefe u. d. Polykarpbriefes, 1883; Lehrbuch der Kirchengeschichle, Rotten burg, 1886; and many articles. He edited the 5th ed. of Hefele's Opera patrum apostolorum, 1878-81, 2 vols.