Ernst Wagner (agronomist)
Ernst Wagner (born April 17, 1921 in Unirea , Romania ; † May 3, 1996 in Schwäbisch Hall ) was a German agricultural scientist and regional historian from the German-speaking minority of the Transylvanian Saxons .
life and work
The son of the Wallendorf pastor Adolf Wagner (1887–1946) and Auguste, née Scholtes (1899–1984), was one of three siblings. His brothers Kurt and Otto died in World War II .
He attended the secondary school in Bistrița , which he graduated with the Abitur. After military service and imprisonment from 1942 to 1946, he passed the 1st state examination for elementary school teachers in Eferding / Upper Austria . From 1949 to 1956 he studied agriculture at the Stuttgart-Hohenheim Agricultural University and took part in specialist training. Since 1952 he was a qualified farmer, since 1954 Dr. agr., 1956 assessor of agriculture; at the same time research assistant, agricultural trainee and research assistant. He published several basic historical and regional works on the history of the Transylvanian Saxons.
Awards
- 1945: Wound badge in black
- 1973: St. Wendelin plaque (for the integration of the Danube Swabians) by the Donauschwäbische Kulturwerk Saarland eV
- 1976: Honorary coat of arms of the Landsmannschaft of the Transylvanian Saxons
- 1979: Silver badge of honor of the farmers' association of expellees in Rhineland-Palatinate
- 1983: Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
- 1986: Transylvanian-Saxon Culture Prize
Web links
- Literature by and about Ernst Wagner in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wagner, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German agronomist and regional scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Unirea , Romania |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1996 |
| Place of death | Schwäbisch Hall |