Johann Ritter von Kalchberg

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Johann von Kalchberg

Johann Ritter von Kalchberg (rarely also Johann von Kalchberg or Johann Kalchegger von Kalchberg ; * March 15, 1765 (according to the memorial plaque at the Leech Church on March 14) in Pichl im Mürz Valley ; † February 3, 1827 in Graz ) was an Austrian writer , Historians and politicians .

Life

Kalchberg came from a wealthy landowner and was born at Pichl Castle. He initially received private lessons , although the early Latin lessons with a pastor initially had a negative impact on him due to abuse and then entered the Graz seminar . There he was mainly under the influence of the theologian Caspar Royko , who guided him in his historical and literary studies. In addition, he completed his legal studies, probably at the Graz University of Applied Sciences . In 1785 he was initially employed in the civil service at the kk Bancalamt in Graz, but left this position in 1787 in order to devote himself to his literary work. Before that he was able to bring his first writings to publication. Later he sold the parental lock in order to gain greater flexibility. From 1805 to 1810 he was the owner of Feilhofen Castle near Deutschlandsberg.

Kalchberg was in personal contact with Archduke Johann of Austria and was accordingly involved in the founding of the Joanneum, a Graz technical teaching and museum institute . His focus was on promoting the library, the coin collection and the archive. He himself was concerned with historical research, in particular with document research, including on Styria .

Kalchberg was also politically active. In 1791 and 1796 he was an estate committee member, in 1810 and 1816 second representative and in 1817 and 1823 first representative of the equestrian order of Styria. In addition, he was the director of the corporate law firm as well as a member of the theater management and theater censor . He was also represented in commissions and committees on archiving and taxation. In the area of ​​taxation, he stood up for the subjects and called for a lowering of the property tax.

Memorial plaque on his grave on the south side of the Leechkirche

Kalchberg was appointed a member of the Arcadian Society of Rome in 1787 with a diploma , and in 1793 he was appointed a member of the German Society of Jena .

The Kalchberggasse ( Inner City district ) in Graz and Kalchbergstrasse in St. Barbara are named after Kalchberg.

Works (selection)

  • Agnes Countess of Habsburg. Play , Gratz 1786.
  • The Templars, a dramatic poem , Gratz 1788.
  • with Josef von Scheiger u. a .: Fruits of the patriotic muses , 2 volumes, Gratz 1789–1790 (for St. Lorenzen in Mürz Valley, which was devastated by fire ).
  • The Counts of Cilli , 2 volumes, Wolfberg and Cilli 1792–1793.
  • Wülfing from Stubenberg. Knight play , Vienna 1796.
  • The German Knights in Akkan, a dramatic poem , Vienna 1796.
  • Historical sketches , 2 volumes, Vienna 1800.
  • Attila, King of the Huns, a dramatic poem , Vienna and Gratz 1806.
  • All works . 9 volumes, Gerold, Vienna 1816–1817:
    • Volume 1 contains the poems
    • Volumes 2–4 the historical representations,
    • Volume 5 mixed fonts,
    • Volumes 6–9 historical plays.

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Johann von Kalchberg  - Sources and full texts
Commons : Johann von Kalchberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death book Graz – Mariæ Himmelfahrt, tom. III, p. 91 ( facsimile ); different from ÖBL and OeML (1837).
  2. ^ Gerhard Fischer: Travel memories of Johann Ritter von Kalchberg. In: Weststeirische Rundschau . August 17, 2018. No. 33/2018. P. 2.
personal data
SURNAME Kalchberg, Johann Ritter von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kalchberg, Johann von; Kalchberg, Johann Kalchegger from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer, historian and politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1765
PLACE OF BIRTH Pichl , Mürz Valley
DATE OF DEATH February 3, 1827
Place of death Graz