Alois Groppenberger from Bergenstamm

Alois Groppenberger von Bergenstamm (born August 1, 1754 in Vienna ; † February 13, 1821 ibid) was an Austrian local historian.

Life

Alois Groppenberger was the son of the estate owner Johann Georg Groppenberger. He was active in the Lower Austrian registry from 1771, where he became secretary of the Lower Austrian knighthood in 1800. Since 1791 he has carried the predicate Edler von Bergenstamm.

Groppenberger collected numerous documents on the history of Vienna, of which he owned manuscripts, certificates, seals and books. Since he was commissioned to describe the cornerstones and milestones within the lines of Vienna in 1795 , he was encouraged to do further studies on the history of Vienna because of his rich collections. In addition to his own work, he also provided the historian Anton Geusau with documents for his works.

meaning

Groppenberger's topographical research on a wide variety of topics in Vienna's urban history is still valuable today. The development of this discipline is largely due to his efforts.

In 1898 Bergenstammgasse in Vienna- Hietzing was named after him.

Fonts

• History of the village of St. Johann am Als . Ignaz Grund: Vienna 1802
• The castle on the Leopoldsberg and the development of the city of Vienna . Ignaz Grund: Vienna 1805
• For what date the origin of the schools fall into Austria and Vienna . Vienna 1806
• Memorial of praiseworthy civic duties in the history of the citizens of Vienna . Wimmer: Vienna 1806
• Contributions to a history of the village of Heiligenstadt . Kupffer & Wimmer: Vienna 1807
• Recommendation from the town of Eggenburg in Lower Austria, which suffered a fire . Anton Schmid: Vienna 1808
• Materials on the history of Austrian national defense . Rehm: Vienna 1808
• The national defense institutions in the Austrian imperial states . Johann Baptist Wallishausser: Vienna 1809
• History of the suburbs and Freygrund of Vienna . State printing office: Vienna 1812
• History of the lower Werds or today's Leopoldstadt . State printing office: Vienna 1812
• Origin and history of the Church of St. Salvator near the town hall . Joseph Tandler: Vienna 1812
• Origin and history of the first St. Rupert Church . Joseph Tandler: Vienna 1813
• History of the monastery and hospital of the venerable merciful brothers in Vienna. State printing office: Vienna 1814²
• Attempt of a life story of Heinrich II Jasomirgott with news from Medelich Castle (Medling) in Austria . Anton Schmid: Vienna 1819
• History of the Maria Stiegen church in Vienna . B. Ph.Bauer: Vienna 1821
• Vienna in 1725 . A. Strauss widow and summer: Vienna 1847
• Gerhard Fischer (ed.): Because the shape of this world is passing. History of the churches, houses, alleys and squares of the City of Vienna recorded by the antiquity friend Aloys Bergenstamm (exhibition of the Austrian National Library 1996). Daedalus: Vienna 1996

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Bergenstamm, Alois Groppenberger Edler von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 1st part. University book printer L. C. Zamarski (formerly JP Sollinger), Vienna 1856, pp. 299–301 ( digitized version ).
• Bergen tribe . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 2 . Altenburg 1857, p. 601 ( zeno.org ).
• Erich Gabriel: The Viennese local historian Alois von Bergenstamm . Dissertation. Vienna 1964

Web links

• Entry on Alois Groppenberger von Bergenstamm in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )