Josef Stummvoll
Josef Stummvoll (born August 19, 1902 in Baden near Vienna ; † March 22, 1982 ibid) was an Austrian librarian and from 1949 to 1967 director general of the Austrian National Library .
Life
Stummvoll initially studied chemistry, but felt drawn to the profession of librarian and joined the Deutsche Bücherei Leipzig in 1925 . Further career stations were stays in Turkey from 1933 to 1937 and the Reichspatentamt in Berlin from 1939 to 1942. In May 1946, Stummvoll, returning from captivity, joined the Austrian National Library; before the end of the year he was appointed deputy to the then general director Josef Bick and was general director of the library from 1949 to 1967. The legendary authoritarian head of the library tried to modernize the operation of the library. The facsimile of valuable manuscripts was of particular concern to him.
Awards
literature
- Josef Mayerhöfer, Walter Ritzer, Maria Razumovsky (Hg): Festschrift Josef Stummvoll. Presented to the General Director of the Austrian National Library on his 65th birthday, Aug. 19, 1967, by his friends and colleagues. Vienna 1970
Web links
- Literature by and about Josef Stummvoll in the catalog of the German National Library
- Josef Stummvoll in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Josef Stummvoll in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mute, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian librarian, general director of the Austrian National Library |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baden near Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1982 |
| Place of death | Baden near Vienna |