Augustin Reslhuber
Augustin (Wolfgang) Reslhuber (* 5. June 1808 in Garsten , † 25. September 1875 in Kremsmünster ) was an Austrian Benedictine - Abt , scientists, politicians and educational worker.
Wolfgang Reslhuber attended the Stiftsgymnasium Kremsmünster and also joined the Stift Kremsmünster in 1828 . He studied theology in Linz, then theology and astronomy at the University of Vienna. In 1833 he was ordained a priest and then worked as an assistant priest in Ried, adjunct at the Kremsmünster observatory , from 1841 as professor of natural history at the collegiate high school and from 1857 as director of the observatory. From 1853 he was a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences . From 1860 he was abbot of the Kremsmünster Benedictine Abbey.
From 1861 to 1870 he was a member of the state parliament for large estates in Upper Austria, and from 1872 a member of the manor house .
Honors
- Knight of the Austro-Imperial Leopold Order
- Golden Cross of Merit with the crown
- Honorary doctorate from the University of Vienna
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Reslhuber, Augustin . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 25th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1873, pp. 310–313 ( digitized version ).
- Günther: Reslhuber, Wolfgang . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 28, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, pp. 247-249.
- B. Pitschmann: Reslhuber Augustin (Wolfgang). In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 87.
Web links
- Biography of Augustin Reslhuber on the server of the federal state of Upper Austria .
- Augustin Reslhuber in the Biographia Benedictina (Benediktinerlexikon.de)
- Publications by A. Reslhuber in the Astrophysics Data System
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mitterndorfer |
Abbot of Kremsmünster Abbey 1860–1875 |
Celestine Josef Ganglbauer |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reslhuber, Augustin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reslhuber, Augustin Wolfgang (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian religious, Benedictine abbot, scientist and politician, member of the state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cooked |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1875 |
| Place of death | Kremsmünster |