In 1715 , while teaching theology in the Catholic University of Strasburg , he was appointed to the chair of apologetics , founded in the cathedral of that city by Louis XIV .
Scheffmacher was born at Kientzheim , Alsace .
In 1715 , while teaching theology in the Catholic University of Strasburg , Scheffmacher was appointed to the chair of apologetics , founded in the cathedral of that city by Louis XIV .
Scheffmacher was born at Kientzheim , Alsace .