Alfons Huber
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Alfons Huber (born October 14, 1834 in Schlitters , Tyrol ; † November 23, 1898 in Vienna ) was an Austrian historian .
Life
Alfons Huber studied history and geography with Julius von Ficker at the University of Innsbruck from 1855 to 1859 . After his habilitation in 1860 he taught as a private lecturer and from 1863 as a full professor of general history in Innsbruck. In 1867 he became a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences , in 1891 secretary of the philosophical-historical class and in 1893 general secretary of the academy. From 1881 to 1887 he was also director of the Tyrolean State Museum and devoted himself to its structural and scientific design, which earned him high recognition. In 1887 Huber was appointed professor for general and Austrian history at the University of Vienna .
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Huber's main interest was in Austrian history as well as the administrative and constitutional history of the country. His main work “History of Austria”, consisting of five volumes, is still an important basis for factual research on the history of the various countries of Austria and their merging until 1648. Huber also made great contributions to source research .
Literature (selection)
- The Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden forest site: until the establishment of their Confederation. With an appendix on the historical significance of Wilhelm Tell. Innsbruck: Wagner, 1861.
- History of the unification of Tyrol with Austria and the preparatory events. Innsbruck: Wagner, 1864.
- History of the Austrian administrative organization up to the end of the eighteenth century: Speech on the occasion of the announcement of the solved prize tasks, given on December 13, 1883. Innsbruck: Wagner, 1884.
Further literature
- Huber Alfons. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1959, p. 442 f. (Direct links on p. 442 , p. 443 ).
- Anna Coreth: Huber, Alfons. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 689 ( digitized version ).
- Gerhard Oberkofler , Peter Goller : Alfons Huber. Letters (1859–1898). Innsbruck / Vienna 1995.
- Karl Uhlirz: Huber, Alfons . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 50, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1905, pp. 495-498.
Web links
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- For the 150th birthday of the Tyrolean historian Alfons Huber
- Entry on Alfons Huber in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfons Huber, Literature Archive of the Austrian National Library
- ^ Alfons Huber, Oswald Redlich : History of Austria. Rohrer, n. D.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Huber, Alfons |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schlitters |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1898 |
| Place of death | Vienna |