Ferdinand Maass
Ferdinand Maaß (born March 23, 1902 in Ried im Oberinntal , † October 15, 1973 in Vienna ) was an Austrian Jesuit , theologian and church historian.
life and work
Maaß passed the Abitur in Bregenz in 1921 and entered the Jesuit order. After ten years of preparation (two years of novitiate and one year of rhetoric in St. Andrä , three years of studying scholastic philosophy in Tisis , Pullach im Isartal and Innsbruck , one year of probation as a teacher at the Ordensgymnasium in Freinberg , four years of theology in Innsbruck) he became a Ordained priest and from 1933 studied history, geography and Romance studies at the University of Vienna . In 1938 he received his doctorate under Heinrich von Srbik with the thesis The Jesuits in Tirol 1838 - 1848 . He taught church history for a year at the Jesuit college in Innsbruck. After it was dissolved for political reasons, he spent the war in Vienna and came into contact with Alfons Lhotsky .
In 1947 he completed his habilitation in Vienna and taught at the University of Innsbruck , from 1954 as associate professor, from 1964 (as the successor of his colleague Hugo Rahner ) at the chair for church history there.
He died as a result of a car accident.
Awards
- Corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (since 1969)
- Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art (1970)
- Decoration of Honor of the State of Tyrol (1973)
Works
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The Josephinism . Sources on its history in Austria 1760–1850. Official documents from the Vienna House, Court and State Archives , 5 vols., Vienna 1951–1961
- 1. The Origin and Nature of Josephinism, 1951
- 2. Development and crisis of Josephinism, 1953
- 3. The work of Hofrat Heinke 1768–1790, 1956
- 4. Late Josephinism 1790–1820, 1957
- 5. Relaxation and Abolition of Josephinism, 1961
- Early Josephinism , Vienna 1969
- "Josephinism", in: Lexicon for Theology and Church (Second Edition)
literature
- Church and State in the Idea and History of the West. Festschrift for the 70th birthday of Ferdinand Maaß SJ , ed. by Wilhelm Baum , Vienna 1973 (with tribute and picture)
- Wilhelm Baum: Maaß, Ferdinand. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-428-00196-6 , p. 600 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Ferdinand Maaß in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Bio-bibliographic note on Jesuit homepage, with picture
- Obituary by Franz Huter , with picture
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maass, Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Jesuit, theologian and church historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ried in the Upper Inn Valley |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th October 1973 |
| Place of death | Vienna |