Franz Josef Huber (local history researcher)

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Franz Josef Huber, 2000
The Heimathaus Zanzenberg No. 4 of FJ Huber (Taverne zur Geiß) - was demolished

Franz Josef Huber (born December 30, 1926 in Dornbirn ) is an Austrian electrical engineer , inventor , author , castle researcher and local researcher from Vorarlberg in Austria .

Life

Franz Josef Huber was born the son of Ferdinand Huber (born June 19, 1888– June 18, 1969), master weaver, and Martina Huber-Schwendinger (born November 10, 1900– June 21, 1995), housewife.

He attended the Dornbirn / Oberdorf elementary school from 1933 to 1935, the Dornbirn / Haselstauden elementary school from 1935 to 1938 , the state high school in Dornbirn / Markt from 1938 to 1941 and the vocational school in Dornbirn from 1941 to 1944.

He has been married to Anna Maria Regina (née Hug) since April 26, 1952 and they have 3 children (Wolfgang, Irmgard and Elisabeth). He lives in Dornbirn in Vorarlberg.

Professional activities

Honorary certificate for 70 years of service

Franz Josef Huber was an apprentice for electrical engineering at FM Hämmerle from July 15, 1941 to May 1, 1944 and passed the skilled worker examination as an industrial electrician on April 24, 1944 and then worked as an electrical assistant at Hämmerle until June 12 . In June 1944 he had to join the military ( Gebirgsjäger , Škofja Loka ). After the collapse of the National Socialist dictatorship and five weeks as a prisoner of war , he began to work again as a company electrician at Hämmerle and on May 30, 1951, he passed the license examination for the lower level electrical engineering trade.

From 1966 to 1986 he headed the electrical department at Hämmerle (from July 1, 1979 operations manager for electrical engineering and electronics) and celebrated the company's 75th anniversary on July 15, 2016. His grandfather had already worked for Hämmerle for 66 years and his father for 45 years.

Franz Josef Huber was also a member and later also chairman of the examination committee of the Vorarlberg Chamber of Commerce in several specialist areas from 1969 to 1986 .

Local history activity

A model of the Obderdorf castle / tower made by FJ Huber

Franz Josef Huber (vulgo: "Burgenhuber") has also been active in local research with a focus on castle history for decades and has written a large number of articles in specialist journals, held excursions and lectures and was heard in radio interviews as well as on television and was so known beyond the borders with the research and restoration of ruined castles and palace complexes.

He has been a member of the Vorarlberg State Museum Association since 1962 and chairman of the Castle Committee of the Vorarlberg State Museum from 1964 to December 31, 2008 and a founding member of the Dornbirner Heimatmuseumsverein (1975). As part of his work as chairman of the castle committee, 13 castle restorations were carried out professionally and as true to the original as possible. For this purpose, he also carried out tests with regard to medieval construction technology (e.g. with regard to the mortar used).

Inventions

Material moisture meter DTFA-1/14 system Huber

Franz Josef Huber invented a moisture meter (fabric moisture meter DTFA-1/14 System Huber), by means of which the production of textiles could be increased significantly by continuously monitoring the residual moisture on the running textile web.

Honors

  • Honorary member of the Vorarlberger Landesmuseumsverein, 2007
  • Honorary membership in the Dornbirn Museum Association, 2006
  • Awarded the medal for services to monument protection by the Federal Ministry of Education, Austria, 1998.
  • Awarded the Raitenau Culture Prize by the Raitenau Culture Circle, 1994
  • Awarded the Medal of Merit of the State of Vorarlberg, 1991
  • Awarded the silver employee medal in recognition of special loyalty to the company and professional achievements in the commercial sector by the Chamber of Commerce for Vorarlberg, 1976.

Literature, film, radio

By Franz Josef Huber

literature

  • Franz Josef Huber, Harald Rhomberg: On the 200th birthday of the textile entrepreneur Franz Martin Hämmerle (1815–1878). (= Dornbirn writings. Volume 45). Verlag Stadt Dornbirn - Stadtarchiv, Dornbirn 2016, ISBN 978-3-901900-51-8 .
  • Franz Josef Huber: When the sun cries and the rain laughs. 1st edition. Bucher Verlag, Dornbirn 2015, ISBN 978-3-99018-358-8 .
  • Franz Josef Huber: The Dornbirner Gütle: on the wild water. FM Hämmerle Holding AG (Ed.). 1st edition. Verlag Bucher, Dornbirn 2014, ISBN 978-3-99018-266-6 .
  • Franz Josef Huber: The Lost Time: War Diary. Self-published, Dornbirn 2010.
  • Franz Josef Huber: Where Count and Knight built castles. (= Yearbook of the Vorarlberger Landesmuseumsverein ). Vorarlberger Landesmuseumsverein 1857 - Friends of Regional Studies, Bregenz 2010, ISBN 3-901803-11-4 .
  • Franz Josef Huber: Small Vorarlberg Castle Book. 2nd Edition. Book special, Dornbirn 1985, ISBN 3-900496-04-3 .
  • Franz Josef Huber: 100 years of power generation and electrical light at FM Hämmerle in Dornbirn: a contribution to the history of the Fischbach company. Hämmerle (Ed.) Dornbirn 1985.

and numerous articles in specialist journals on castle history etc.

Radio

  • The castles of Vorarlberg / The castle researcher Franz Josef Huber, ORF Vorarlberg, Radio Vorarlberg, Dornbirn 1989.
  • Franz Josef Huber on Franz Andreas von Raitenau / reading of the manuscript "The Last of His Tribe", ORF Vorarlberg, Radio Vorarlberg, Dornbirn 1997.

and numerous excursions, lectures, interviews, etc. with broadcast on Radio Vorarlberg.

About Franz Josef Huber

Literature and newspaper

  • Franz Huber: 70 years in the service of the FM Hämmerle textile company (1941–2011). In: Place names in Dornbirn. Dornbirn 2012, p. 135 ff.
  • Franz Josef Huber: 70 years in the service of the FMHämmerle textile company, July 15, 1941 - July 15, 2011. FM Hämmerle Holding AG. Self-published, Dornbirn 2011.
  • Beatrix Schertler: Castle researcher Franz Josef Huber. In: Bodensee-Hefte. No. 12/1, 1994/95, pp. 48-51.
  • New historical reference work published: Vorarlberger Burgenbuch. In: Vorarlberger Nachrichten . 20 Vol., No. 167, 1985, p. 24.

Radio and film

  • Lost Time: A War Diary by Franz Josef Huber. Studio talk, ORF Vorarlberg, Radio Vorarlberg, Dornbirn 2010.
  • "Burgen-Huber" becomes an honorary member of the Vorarlberger Landesmuseumsverein. ORF Vorarlberg, Dornbirn 2008.
  • Franz Josef Huber: A life for Vorarlberg's castles. ORF Vorarlberg, Dornbirn 1997.

Web links

Commons : Franz Josef Huber  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mountain Hunter Replacement and Training Battalion 319 - Franz Josef Huber, 70 years in the service of the FMHämmerle textile company, July 15, 1941 - July 15, 2011. p. 10.
  2. ↑ From 1941 to 1986 full-time as an electrical engineer and from 1986 to today in part-time employment as an archivist - Franz Josef Huber, 70 years in the service of the FMHämmerle textile company, July 15, 1941 - July 15, 2011. p. 26.
  3. ^ Franz Josef Huber, 70 years in the service of the FMHämmerle textile company, July 15, 1941 - July 15, 2011. pp. 7 and 21.
  4. ↑ Up to 2008 the balance sheet of the activity as chairman of the castle committee was: 74 lectures, 172 school events, 248 guided tours and excursions, 77 ORF and SWR radio broadcasts and reports, 10 ORF TV broadcasts, 72 printed publications.
  5. ^ Franz Josef Huber, 70 years in the service of the FMHämmerle textile company, July 15, 1941 - July 15, 2011. p. 15.
  6. ↑ Before that, in 2007, the bronze and silver Angelika Kaufmann medal from the Vorarlberger Landesmuseumsverein was awarded.
personal data
SURNAME Huber, Franz Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burgenhuber
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian technician, inventor, book author, castle researcher and local historian
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Dornbirn , Austria