Aldemar Schiffkorn (Germanist)
Aldemar Schiffkorn (born July 26, 1915 in Graz ; † November 22, 1987 in Wels ) was an Austrian Germanist and popular educator.
Life
Aldemar Schiffkorn studied German at the University of Graz and the University of Vienna from 1936 and received his doctorate in Vienna in 1941 on the subject of The Graz Theater School . From 1939 to 1945 he did military service.
From 1945 to 1947 he was director of the city museum in Trier and exhibition organizer at the Karl Marx memorial.
In 1947 he moved to Linz to the office of the Upper Austrian provincial government in the cultural department. There he was head of the Upper Austrian People's Education Center and built it up. In 1950 he initiated the Adalbert Stifter Institute in Linz, which he headed until 1966. 1955 to 1980 he was head of the state institute for national education and homeland care and federal national education consultant for Upper Austria. From 1956 to 1966 he sat on the program advisory board of the ORF , in 1980 he became president of the Austrian Folk Song Association .
Schiffkorn wrote numerous scientific articles on Upper Austrian cultural history. His son Aldemar Schiffkorn jun. also worked in the cultural sector for the province of Upper Austria.
Awards
- Professional title professor
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schiffkorn, Aldemar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Germanist and popular educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1987 |
| Place of death | catfish |