Hoffmann, Pranz

Hoffmann, Pranz a Roman Catholic philosopher of Germany, was born at Aschaffenburg, January 19, 1804. He studied at Munich, was in 1834 professor of philosophy at Amberg, in 1835 at Wurzburg, and died October 22, 1881. He published, Vorhalle zur spekulativen Lehre Buaader's (Aschaffenburg, 1836): — Spekulative Entwickelung der ewigen Selbsterzeugung Gottes, aus Franz von Baader's samimtlichen Schriftens zusammengestellt (Amberg, 1835): — Baader's sammtliche Werke (Leipsic, 1851-60, 16 volumes): — Grundriss der allgeneinen reinen Logik (2d ed. Wurzburg, 1855): — Baader's Blitzstrahl wider Rom (2d ed. 1871): — Kirche und Staat (1872): — Philosophische Schriften (Erlangen, 1867-81, 8 volumes). Hoffmann, as a former pupil of Baader, contributed greatly towards propagating his master's philosophy. (B.P.)