Alois Pushnik
Alois Puschnik (born July 7, 1922 in Marburg an der Drau ; † February 6, 2007 in Groß-Reipersdorf , Lower Austria ) was an Austrian homeland researcher .
Life
After graduating from the Bundesgymnasium Horn, Puschnik worked in various management positions at the Austrian Federal Railways . He used his free time to study history at the University of Vienna . Through his marriage to Friederike Pracht, he came to Groß-Reipersdorf near Pulkau . This area subsequently became the focus of his local history endeavors.
Puschnik dealt with the history of the important stonemason family Pracht, made contributions to historical works about Pulkau, wrote a list of houses in Pulkau and wrote about the chapel of Reipersdorf. He was a constant companion and collaborator of his son Herbert Puschnik .
A main topic of his local history occupation was the inventory of the sacral small monuments of the Pulkau area.
Works
- The stone ax from Waitzendorf - Waitzendorf around 1040-1060 - The stone from Leodagger. Waitzendorf / Leodagger - archive reports 2, 1997. (together with Herbert Puschnik)
- God's stones - Pulkau small monuments. Pulkau 2004
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| SURNAME | Pushnik, Alois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian homeland researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marburg on the Drau |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 2007 |
| Place of death | Groß-Reipersdorf , Lower Austria |