Biography
Thalhofer was born at Unterroth, near Ulm, on 21 January 1825; and died at the same place, 17 September 1891. He took his gymnasial studies and philosophy at Dillingen, then from 1845 studied theology at the University of Munich. In 1848 he received the degree of Doctor of Theology and was ordained priest. After this he was prefect at the seminary for priests at Dillingen (1850–63), professor of exegesis at the lyceum of Dillingen (1863–76), director of the seminary for priests, the Georgianum at Munich, and professor of liturgy at Eichstatt, and in 1899 became the cathedral provost there.
He was an able and highly respected teacher, a man of noble character, a zealous confessor, pulpit orator and catechist, and was a fruitful writer, thorough and intellectual in his work. His labours at the Georgianum, for which he was highly praised, greatly benefited the institution.
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