Emilie Bach
Emilie Bach (born July 2, 1840 in Neuschloß , Bohemia; † April 30, 1890 in Vienna ) was an Austrian journalist , technical school teacher and director of the kk technical school for art embroidery in Vienna, which she founded.
biography
Emilie Bach (née Kohn) was the creator of the arts and crafts of artistic embroidery, she had raised this art, which had been neglected for centuries, to a highly developed level. Practically and theoretically she worked in the same eminent way, and from the model institute she directed, thousands of female pupils had emerged, and hundreds of livelihoods were created in the women's world.
With the support of the then Minister of Commerce Anton von Banhans , she founded the technical school for art embroidery in 1873 . A few years later, the school's excellent results prompted the Ministry of Education to take over the school into state ownership. Emilie Bach became the director of the institution, and she received - a rare honor - the title and character of a definitive Imperial and Royal state official. The school's achievements caused a sensation at home and abroad, and similar schools soon followed under its supervision in Agram , Graz , Ljubljana , Prague and Brno . At the instigation of the Prussian and Saxon governments, the institution was brought to school girls from abroad and technical schools were also founded in Germany .
She also worked as a specialist writer. Her works "Patterns of stylish handicrafts" and "New patterns in old style" were translated into different languages and incorporated into the kk Fideicommisbibliothek . In recent years, she and her daughter have been involved in the restoration of a number of rare historical art treasures in the Hofburg , such as the magnificent bed of Empress Maria Theresa . Emilie Bach was the holder of the Golden Cross of Merit with the Crown , and her artistic achievements have received excellent awards at all exhibitions .
After several months of suffering, she suddenly died of a heart attack at the age of 50. Her successor as director of the technical school was Therese Mirani .
In 2018, the Emilie-Bach-Weg in Vienna- Donaustadt (22nd district) was named after her.
Works
- New patterns in old style. - Dornach (Alsace): Dillmont, undated, Lief. 1–3
- The female handicraft. Lecture. - Reichenberg: Gebr. Stiepel, 1880
- Special exhibition of female handicrafts in the Austrian Museum for Art and Industry. March, April, May 1886. (Guide and report.) - Vienna: Carl Gerold's Sohn, 1886
literature
- Bach, Emilie. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 41.
- Isidore Singer, Isaac Broydé: Bach, Emilie (1901–1906). In: Jewish Encyclopedia. Pp. 416-417 , accessed January 24, 2010 (English).
- Obituary in Der Lehrerinnenwart , 2nd year, No. 5, 1890, p. 115
- Eisenberg: The spiritual Vienna . P. 14.
Web links
- Emilie Bach in the database Women in Motion 1848–1938 of the Austrian National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bach, Emilie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1890 |
| Place of death | Vienna |