Adolf Pfister (born at Hechingen in Hohenzollern, 26 September 1810; died at Ober-Dischingen in Württemberg, 29 April 1878) was a German Roman Catholic priest and educator.
He was educated at the Latin school at Hechingen, at the Lyceum of Rastatt, and later at Sasbach.
[1] He then studied theology at the Grand Seminary of Strasburg, and was ordained to the priesthood, 25 May 1833, at Freiburg.
In 1838 he obtained civic rights in Württemberg, and as a priest of the Diocese of Rottenburg, he was pastor first in Dotternhausen; 31 January 1839, at Rosswangen [de]; 11 May 1841, at Rißtissen; from 1851 also school inspector in Ehingen.
His major work was the editing with Rolfus of the "Real-Encyclopädie des Erziehungs- und Unterrichtswesens nach katholischen Principien" (4 vols., Mainz, 1863–66; 2nd ed., 1872–1874; a 5th vol., "Ergänzungsband", was published by Rolfus alone in 1884 after Pfister's death).