William Feiner (1792–1829) was a German Catholic priest and Jesuit who became a missionary to the United States and eventually the president of Georgetown College. Born in Münster, he taught in Jesuit schools in the Russian Empire and Polish Galicia as a young member of the Society of Jesus. He then emigrated to the United States several years after the restoration of the Society, taking up pastoral work and teaching theology in Conewago, Pennsylvania, before becoming a full-time professor at Georgetown College. There, he also became the second dedicated librarian of the college's library. Eventually, Feiner became the president of Georgetown in 1826. While president, he taught theology at Georgetown and led the congregation at Holy Trinity Church. Despite being the leader of an American university, he never mastered the English language. Long plagued by poor health due to tuberculosis, his short-lived presidency ended after three years, just weeks before his death.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1780:
The first running of the Epsom Derby horse race took place, won by Diomed, owned by Sir Charles Bunbury. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1780_Epsom_Derby
1942:
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attacked Allied naval forces at the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first fleet action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
1974:
An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu in the Himalayas, becoming the first women to climb a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaslu
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
walking carpet: (slang, derogatory or humorous) An exceptionally hairy person. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/walking_carpet
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