In search of middle names!

Interesting questions from a reader:

Can you tell me what Fr. Schall's middle name is, and what Joseph Pieper's middle name was?  I am guessing that Fr. Schall's middle name is "Vincent", as I know it starts with a "V".  I am unable to find mention of Pieper's middle name anywhere. I was hoping that with your Ignatius Press connections (and your breadth of reading), that you might know.

He asks, he adds, because he is mulling over possible names for children. I don't know the answer to either question, but do have an inquiry into Fr. Schall. I'm not certain that Josef Pieper had a middle name; I've never seen one or even a middle initial, although that means little enough, I suppose.

UPDATE: Just heard back from Fr. Schall; his middle is "Vincent." Good guess!

Comments

[Sandra Miesel]

Did you check what Pieper says in his autobiography, which happens to have been published by Ignatius. It's wouldn't be unusual for a German of that era not to have a middle name, although they might be known by compound names (Franz Josef, Charlotte-Sophie-Louise, etc.)

[Ian]

We always choose a second middle name based on whatever feast day the baby is born on.