The Reverend Florentine Stanislaus Bechtel, S.J., (February 4, 1857 – November 22, 1933) was a French-born American Biblical scholar.
Florentine Stanislaus Bechtel
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| Born | (1857-02-04)February 4, 1857
Haguenau, Alsace
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| Died | November 22, 1933(1933-11-22) (aged 76)
Chicago, Illinois
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| Occupation | Biblical scholar |
Florentine Stanislaus Bechtel was born in Haguenau, Alsace on February 4, 1857.[1]
He was educated at the College of Providence in Amiens. He entered the Jesuits in 1874 in his native France and was sent to serve the Jesuit missions in the Midwestern United States and studied theology at the former Jesuit St. Stanislaus SeminaryinFlorissant, Missouri.[2] He taught Hebrew and Sacred ScriptureatSt. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, and was a contributor to the Catholic Encyclopedia articles, including: Pillar of Cloud; Plagues of Egypt, Machabees, etc.
b. near Haguenau, Alsace, 4 February 1857. Education: College of Providence, Amiens, France; Jesuit Scholasticate, Florissant, Missouri; Woodstock College, Maryland; University of Chicago
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