!!!Frint, Jakob b. Kamenice, Czech Republic (then Kamnitz), Dec. 4, 1766, d. St. Poelten (Lower Austria), Oct. 11, 1834, theologian. 1804 professor at the University of Vienna, 1810 court chaplain; as a theologian he stood at the borderline between Enlightenment and Josephinism on the one hand and restoration on the other. In 1816 established the Hoehere Bildungsanstalt Augustin, a seminary for secular priests in Vienna ("Frintaneum"). Became Bishop of St. Poelten in 1827. !Literature E. Hosp, Zwischen Aufklaerung und katholischer Reform. J. F., 1962; OeBL. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Frint,_Jakob|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]