Anton Müller (writer)
Anton Müller , better known under the pseudonym Brother Willram (born March 10, 1870 in Bruneck , † February 16, 1939 in Innsbruck ) was a Tyrolean writer and priest . His works mainly include local poems and Catholic literature.
Life
Grew up as the son of a carpenter family, Anton Müller entered the seminary there after visiting the Vinzentinum bishopric in Brixen . Since his poetic streak was already recognizable at this time, he joined the Netheborn group of poets , where it was also common for the members to use stage names. This is how Anton Müller came up with the name Brother Willram , who shaped him so much that his real name was completely withdrawn and to this day many people only know him under this pseudonym. In 1892 he was awarded in Brixen Cathedral the priesthood . This was followed by Kaplan years in Nikolsdorf , where he received his first volume of poetry pebbles and crystal published. He spent the years 1899 to 1901 in Rome at the university, where he trained primarily in archeology and art history . After his studies he came to Innsbruck, where he was again employed as a cooperator until he found a job as a religion professor at the teacher training institute in 1903, which he continued until he retired in 1933.
In addition to his professional activity, Anton Müller was active as a public speaker, preacher and poet, whereby his war-glorifying writings from the First World War led to much controversy. Karl Kraus described his writings in the torch in 1920 as a "blood-drunk intellectual product of a hideous war poet". After the war, Müller founded the Bruder-Willram-Bund in Innsbruck, which mainly campaigned for poor young people.
Some of his many publications have received awards.
Works (selection)
- Ways of hiking and folk songs , 1897
- In waking dreams , 1901
- Pollen and gold leaves , 1903
- Heliotrope , 1905
- Green foliage and white lilac , 1906
- From golden days , 1910
- Pictures on a gold background , 1912
- The bloody year , 1915
- The long fight , 1917
- From heart and home , 1918
- Under the oriental sky , 1923
literature
- G. White: Müller Anton. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 409.
- Josef Weingartner among others: originals in priest's skirt. Memories . Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck et al. 1962, ( Tyrolia gift pocket books 24), pp. 30–79.
- Martin Kolozs : To the higher honor - The Tyrolean priest poet Reimmichl, Brother Willram, Josef Weingartner and Reinhold Stecher , biographies, Wagner University Press, Innsbruck 2017.
- Hannes Mittermaier: Brother Willram between sedition, war theology and late confession of repentance. Literature as War Service - Sin or Salvation? In: Der Schlern , vol. 93, 2019, issue 5, pp. 16–33
- Ekkart Sauser : Willram, Br. (Alias Anton Müller). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 13, Bautz, Herzberg 1998, ISBN 3-88309-072-7 , Sp. 1339-1341.
Web links
- Literature by and about Brother Willram in the catalog of the German National Library
- Brenner archive of the University of Innsbruck
- Entry about Brother Willram in the Lexicon of Literature in Tyrol
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blood must flow. The Absam Museum on the blood and ink trail of the warbringer Brother Willram. In: Tiroler Tageszeitung from January 5, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Anton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brother Willram |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tyrolean writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brunico |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1939 |
| Place of death | innsbruck |