Joseph Ferdinand Damberger (1 March 1795 – 1 April 1859) was a historian of the Catholic Church. Damberger was born in Passau, Bavaria. After completing his earlier studies in the public schools of his native town, he pursued the study of law at Landshut, then studied theology at Salzburg, Landshut, and Munich, and was ordained a priest in 1818. While at the Munich Lyceum he had also devoted himself to historical studies. Until 1837 he was particularly active as a preacher at Landshut and at St. Cajetan's, Munich. His first historical works appeared in Ratisbon in 1831, three closely related narratives: Fürstentafel der Staatengeschichte; Fürstenbuch zur Fürstentafel der europäischen Staatengeschichte; Sechzig genealogische, chronologische und statistische Tabellen zur Fürstentafel und Für