Franz C. Lipp
Franz Carl Lipp (born July 30, 1913 in Bad Ischl ; † May 29, 2002 ibid) was an Austrian folklorist .
Career
After attending the Academic Gymnasium in Linz , he studied German , history , philosophy and folklore at the universities of Vienna and Graz from 1933 to 1938 . His dissertation on the basic forms of cultural life was supervised by Ernst Mally . In 1939 he took over the management of the folklore department of the State Museum in Linz and remained its director until his retirement in 1978. Under his leadership, the department was rebuilt and the Linz Castle was transformed into a museum for regional culture. Lipp achieved particular merits through his commitment to the numerous local and open-air museums in Upper Austria .
In 1967 he completed his habilitation at the University of Vienna with a thesis on Upper Austrian rooms . In 1973 he was appointed associate university professor, and in 1990 he was appointed full university professor.
Awards
- 1962: Stelzhamer badge from the province of Upper Austria
- 1963: Gold Medal of Honor of the Republic of Austria
- 1975: Michael Haberlandt Medal
- 1980: Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class
- 1981: Great Decoration of Honor from the Province of Lower Austria
- 1983: Gold Medal of Honor of the Province of Upper Austria
- 1993: Bad Ischl's ring of honor
Publications (selection)
- Upper Austrian parlors. Rural and bourgeois interiors. Furniture and home appliances. Linz 1966.
- Painted glasses. Popular imagery on old glass. History and technology. Munich 1974.
- Gold bonnet and headscarf. On the history and folklore of the Austrian, mainly Linz gold bonnets and Upper Austrian headscarves. Linz 1980.
- Traditional costume in Austria. History and present. Vienna 1984.
literature
- Andrea Euler, Bernhard Prokisch : The folklorist Franz C. Lipp (1913–2002). Contributions to life and work. Linz 2015, ISBN 978-3-85474-299-9 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Franz C. Lipp in the catalog of the German National Library
- obituary
- Entry about Franz C. Lipp on Sagen.at
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerhard Gaigg: Univ.Prof. Dr. Franz C. Lipp (July 30, 1913– May 29, 2002) . In: quarter time. The communication tool of the Upper Austrian Folksong Society. 2002, No. 3, p. 3.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lipp, Franz C. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lipp, Franz Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian folklorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Ischl |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 2002 |
| Place of death | Bad Ischl |