Franz Häfele
Franz Josef Häfele (born February 23, 1889 in Hohenems , Vorarlberg ; † April 19, 1947 there ) was a Vorarlberg historian and local researcher .
Life
Franz Josef Häfele was born in Hohenems and attended the state high school in Feldkirch from 1905 to 1913 . From 1913 to 1917 he studied history , geography and German philology at the University of Innsbruck , although his studies were interrupted in 1915 due to the war when he was drafted into the fortress artillery in Trento . In 1917 , Häfele received his doctorate on the subject of "Contributions to the history of Count Jakob Hannibal von Hohenems".
After graduating, he received a position as a supplement (assistant teacher) at the State Real High School in Dux (today Duchcov ), which he gave up on April 1, 1919. In 1920 he was employed as a statistician at the Chamber for Workers and Salaried Employees in Vorarlberg. Between 1922 and 1929 he worked as a freelancer. Between 1929 and 1938 he was temporarily head of the public libraries in the cities of Feldkirch, Dornbirn and Bregenz . In 1945 his collection of as yet unpublished sagas was destroyed along with his apartment during the war .
Appreciation
- Dr.-Häfele-Strasse in Hohenems is named after him.
- In Dornbirn, Dr.-Franz-Häfele-Strasse is named after him.
Works
- Articles and pictures from the history of Vorarlberg and its surroundings . Self-published by the author. Dornbirn 1922.
- On the question of the origin of the astronomer Georg Joachim de Porris , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , 55th year 1927, pp. 122-137 ( digitized version )
- Collection of legends especially in the Emser area and the surrounding area . See: Emser Sagen, edited by Josef Giesinger, Lustenau 1980 (= series of publications of the Hohenems cultural district; 2).
- Contributions to the history of Vorarlberg . Edited by Hohenems cultural area. Hohenems 2004 (= series of publications of the Hohenems cultural area; 11). ISBN 3-902249-49-8
literature
- Richard Beitl : In the forest of legends. New legends from Vorarlberg . Foreword by the Franz-Michael-Felder-Verein / Vorarlberger Literary Society. Reprint Bregenz 1982 (first edition Feldkirch 1953), 16–21.
- Artur Schwarz: Franz Häfele 1889–1947. : Montfort. Quarterly journal for the past and present of Vorarlberg , 1972, p. 369 (online at ANNO ).
- Amalie Bertsch: Bibliography of the work of Dr. Franz Häfele. : Montfort. Quarterly magazine for the past and present of Vorarlberg , 1972, p. 377 (online at ANNO ).
Web links
- Short biography in tabular form on Franz Häfele
- Housework on Franz Häfele
- Literature by and about Franz Häfele in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Häfele, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Häfele, Franz Josef (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian historian and local researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hohenems , Vorarlberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1947 |
| Place of death | Hohenems |