Egon Kühebacher

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Egon Kühebacher (* 1934 in Innichen , South Tyrol , Italy ) is a South Tyrolean linguist , historian and Germanist .

Life

After attending the Vinzentinum in Brixen and at the Franziskanergymnasium in Bozen , Kühebacher studied German, comparative linguistics, history, art history and philosophy at the University of Innsbruck . In 1959 he received his doctorate with a dissertation on Pustertal dialects. He was then a lecturer at Innsbruck University until 1964, employee of the Institute of German Language Atlas in Marburg an der Lahn until 1967, of the South Tyrolean Cultural Institute until 1973 and of the South Tyrolean State Archives until his retirement in 1998 .

Kühebacher is the author of the Tyrolean Language Atlas and numerous other scientific publications on dialect geographic , linguistic history , naming , historical, folklore and theater studies topics.

From 1969 to 1981 Kühebacher was also chairman of the Association of South Tyrolean Volksbühnen (today the South Tyrolean Theater Association). For his services he was awarded the Cross of Merit in 1981 and the Medal of Honor of the State of Tyrol in 1984 . He set up the museum of Innichen Abbey and opened up the important abbey archive. In 1998 he was awarded the Walther von der Vogelweide Prize .

Publications (selection)

  • Karl Kurt Klein , Ludwig Erich Schmitt (Hrsg.): Tirolischer Sprachatlas. In consideration of the preliminary work of Bruno Schweizers, edit. by Egon Kühebacher. Volume 1: Vocalism; Volume 2: Consonatism, Vowel Quantity, Form Theory. Tyrolia, Innsbruck 1965-1969, DNB 458348414 .
  • The Hofmark Innichen. A home book for locals and guests. Edited by the festival committee “1200 Years of Innichen”. Ferrari-Auer-AG, Bozen 1969, DNB 574804528 (229 pages; digital.tessmann.it ).
  • In the fight against fire and water. Festschrift. Edited by the Innichen volunteer fire brigade. Innichen 1978, OCLC 954909666 (159 pp.).
  • Literature and fine arts in the Tyrolean Middle Ages (= Innsbruck contributions to cultural studies / Germanistic series. Volume 15). University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck 1982, ISBN 3-85124-088-X .
  • Games and festivals in the history of the Hofmark Innichen. Edited by the Volksbühne Innichen. Innichen 1990, DNB 972700986 .
  • Church and museum of Innichen Abbey. Companion and guide when viewing the cultural monuments and works of art of the oldest Tyrolean monastery. Athesia, Bozen 1993, ISBN 88-7014-721-5 .
  • 100 years of cooperative life according to Raiffeisen's system in the municipal areas of Innichen and Sexten. Raiffeisenkasse Hochpustertal, Innichen 1993, OCLC 767787392 .
  • The place names of South Tyrol and their history. 3 volumes. Athesia, Bozen 1991-2000, DNB 552023604 .
    • Volume 1: The historically grown names of the communities, parliamentary groups and hamlets, ISBN 88-7014-634-0 .
    • Volume 2: The historically grown names of the valleys, rivers, streams and lakes, ISBN 88-7014-827-0 .
    • Volume 3: The names of the mountain ranges, summit groups and individual peaks in South Tyrol. Complete register, ISBN 88-8266-018-4 .
  • Art and cultural landscape of the municipality of Innichen. 3. Edition. Edited by the San Candido tourism association. Innichen 2003, ISBN 88-901169-0-0 .
  • Name policy in multilingual countries and states. In: Ernst Eichler (Ed.): Name research: an international handbook on onomastics. Volume 2. de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1996, pp. 1802-1810, ISBN 978-3-11-014879-4 .
  • South Tyrol, Alto Adige, Sudtirolo. Contributions to the history of the Tyrolean name. With Cristian Kollmann, ed. from the Austrian Scientific Association for Research into Central European History, Social Issues, Linguistics, Folklore, Settlement History and Minorities and the Austrian Landsmannschaft . Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-902350-04-0 .
  • Language and names in the Dolomites. Contributions to the local knowledge of South Tyrol. Österreichische Landsmannschaft, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-902350-25-1 (with photos by Erika Hubatschek ).
  • CD Zin ungiwejn of the Titlá group with three poems set to music by Egon Kühebacher: Di Wilde Foore (1997), S'orme Piabl sog zin Neene, S'innofeldmandl (1986).
  • 1250 years of San Candido. A commemorative publication for the anniversary year 2019. Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2019. ISBN 978-3-7030-0985-3 (448 pages).

literature

  • Hannes Obermair (edit.): Directory of Egon Kühebacher's writings - presented by colleagues and friends on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In: The Sciliar . 70, 1996, pp. 687-694.
  • Hans Grießmair (ed.): For science and home. Egon Kühebacher on his 75th birthday. Athesia, Bozen 2009, ISBN 978-88-8266-620-0 (Festschrift).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Egon Kühebacher: Dialect geography of the upper Pustertal. Dissertation, University of Innsbruck, 1958. In: obvsg.at, Austrian Library Association , accessed on July 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ Blurb on the art and cultural landscape of the municipality of Innichen. Edited by the San Candido tourism association. 3. Edition. Innichen 2003, ISBN 88-901169-0-0 .
personal data
SURNAME Kühebacher, Egon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian linguist, historian and Germanist (South Tyrol)
DATE OF BIRTH 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH San Candido