The Biographical Dictionary of America/Ambauen, Andrew Joseph

AMBAUEN, Andrew Joseph, R.C. priest, was born at Beckenried, canton of Unterwalden, Switzerland, March 7, 1847; son of Michael and Barbara (Zimmerman) Ambauen. He studied at the Seminary of Mentz, Hesse Darmstadt, and at the Archiepiscopal provincial seminary, Milwaukee, Wis., and was ordained priest in 1872. He engaged in mission work and was rector at Dodgeville, Wis., from 1886. He is the author of: "The Devout Companion" (1887); "Our Christian Duties" (1887); "The Floral Apostles" (1892); and in German "The Friend of Youth" (1892); "Roses of Heaven" (1894); and "Guide to Our Celestial Home" (1895).