Franz Maier-Bruck

Franz Maier-Bruck (born August 26, 1927 as Franz Maier in the village of Bruck, which belongs to St. Lambrechte ; † May 7, 1982 in Vienna ) was an Austrian writer, gastrosoph and lexicographer . He gained fame above all as the author of standard works on Austrian cuisine , the history and development of which he researched over many years.

Surname

Franz Maier, who was born in the town of Bruck, which belongs to St. Lambrechte (today Lambrechte ), added the name of his place of birth to his family name as a second component of the name, apparently in order to be better recognizable as an author with a widely used name. After the Österreich-Lexikon (1966/67), Das Große Sacher Kochbuch (1975) and other publications had already appeared under the name of Franz Maier-Bruck, he officially changed his family name from Maier to Maier-Bruck in 1979. The present decision of the Viennese provincial government became legally binding on May 15, 1979.

Life

Franz Maier was born on August 26, 1927 as the son of master blacksmith and farmer Josef Maier and his wife Juliana (née Wimmersberger) in the village of Bruck in Upper Austria , which belongs to St. Lambrechte . He attended high school in Passau and Linz . After military service in 1944 and 1945 as well as after being captured by the English and American prisoners of war, he graduated in 1950. This was followed by university studies in Vienna in the fields of German studies, theater studies, art history, history and folklore. In February 1957 he received his doctorate in philosophy. After completing his studies, he initially worked as a freelancer for Austrian Broadcasting . He then worked as a freelance writer. His activities included lexicographical work and the translation of Portuguese poetry.

After he had published the two-volume “Österreich-Lexikon” together with Richard Bamberger in the Austrian Federal Publishing House for Education, Science and Art in 1967 , other publishers also noticed him. From 1968 he worked as a lecturer for the Donauland book club and shortly afterwards for the Kremayr & Scheriau publishing house . He also worked on German lexica. As a lecturer he was in charge of “Das Donauland Lexikon”, “Das Moderne Lexikon” from Bertelmann Verlag and 1973/74 “Das Jugendlexikon”. Subsequently, he advanced to become the author of important standard works on Austrian cuisine.

Franz Maier-Bruck died on May 7, 1982 at the age of 55 in Vienna in the Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital of a heart attack. He wasn't married. Most recently he lived at Seuttergasse 24 in Vienna-Hietzing . His final resting place is in the cemetery of the municipality of Lambrechte. He bequeathed his private library to the municipality of Lambrechte, which is in the archive of the municipal office.

Cookbook literature

In the mid-1970s, Franz Maier-Bruck and Ernst Richter completely revised and supplemented the cookbook “Die gute Wiener Küche” by Albert Kofranek, a classic of the younger cookbook literature on Viennese cuisine . Franz Maier-Bruck wrote the illustrated essay Anna Dorn in the appendix to the work Newest Universal- or: Großes Wiener Kochbuch by Anna Dorn from 1827, a standard work of the older Viennese cookbook literature, published by Verlag Kremayr und Scheriau in 1975 and their time, kitchen German .

Franz Maier-Bruck made a name for himself above all as the author of works on Austrian cuisine and the publication of other cookbooks. When “Das Große Sacher Kochbuch” appeared in the autumn of 1975, it was immediately well received in the media. Franz Maier-Bruck had worked on it for five years.

The standard works on Austrian cuisine are “Das Große Sacher Kochbuch” and the work “Vom Essen auf dem Lande”. In the “Big Sacher Cookbook”, Maier-Bruck goes into more depth on the history of Austrian cuisine. In the work "Vom Essen auf dem Lande" (Vom Essen auf dem Lande) he reports on everyday life, customs and festivals of rural life and offers - in addition to the recipes in the book - a cultural history of eating and drinking in the Austrian federal states. After his death, other cookbooks with various titles appeared under his name.

Prizes and awards

• Franz Maier-Bruck was a multiple award-winning cookbook author.
• The Gastronomic Academy of Germany awarded him the gold medal for his services to the history of culinary art.

Works (selection)

• with Richard Bamberger: Austria Lexicon . 2 volumes, Österreichischer Bundesverlag for teaching, science and art, Vienna and Munich 1966 and 1967. Online volume 1 . Online volume 2 .
• Patrons of music . In: Heinz Siegert (Ed.): Aristocracy in Austria. Verlag Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1971, ISBN 3-218-00205-2 , pp. 224–242.
• The Great Sacher Cookbook. Austrian cuisine . Schuler Verlag, Munich 1975.
• Europe cookbook. A stroll through European kitchens . Herrenberger Verlag, Munich 1977.
• At home in Europe's kitchens. With over 500 recipes and 48 color charts . Prisma Verlag, Vienna 1977.
• International meat specialties. With over 500 recipes and 48 color charts . Prisma Verlag, Gütersloh 1978, ISBN 978-3-570-00515-6 .
• Delicious food from the grill . Prisma Verlag, Gütersloh 1979, ISBN 978-3-570-00350-3 .
• Spicy stews, simple and exotic. With over 500 recipes and 48 color charts . Prisma Verlag, Gütersloh 1980, ISBN 978-3-570-01712-8 .
• From eating in the country. The big book of Austrian farmer's cuisine and home cooking . Kremayr and Scheriau Verlag, Vienna 1981, ISBN 3-218-00354-7 .
• Delicious grill specialties. With 500 recipes . Caesar Verlag, Salzburg 1984, ISBN 3-7023-3087-9 .
• Delicious international meat dishes. With 500 recipes . Caesar Verlag, Salzburg 1984, ISBN 978-3-7023-3066-8 .
• Classic Austrian cuisine . Seehamer Verlag, Weyarn 2003, ISBN 3-932131-98-3 .

literature

• Hans Brandstetter: Lambrechte. A home book . Published by the parish and community of Lambrechte, Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, Ried im Innkreis 1977, p. 112f.
• Heinz Siegert (Ed.): Aristocracy in Austria . Verlag Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1971, ISBN 3-218-00205-2 , p. 394.
• Lamb rights. An idyllic place in the center of the Innviertel . Published by the municipality of Lambrechte, Ried im Innkreis 2007, p. 98.

Web links

• Literature by and about Franz Maier-Bruck in the catalog of the Austrian National Library
• Literature by and about Franz Maier-Bruck in the catalog of the Austrian Library Association
• Lahdelma Päivi: Presentation of Traditional Cuisine in Austrian Cookbooks . Article on Epicurus - Journal for Gastrosophy (Edition 02/2010)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Parish registers of the Lambrechte parish, baptismal register, vol. VI, fol. 14, rows 20.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Hans Brandstetter: Lambrechte. A home book . Published by the parish and community of Lambrechte, Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag, Ried im Innkreis 1977, p. 112f.
3. ^ Johann Werfring: Simple, cheap, good and invigorating . In: “Wiener Zeitung” from January 18, 2019, supplement “Wiener Journal”, p. 36f.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Franz Maier-Bruck on kremayr-scheriau.at
5. ↑ The most famous standard work on Austrian cuisine today is “The Great Sacher Cookbook” by Franz Maier-Bruck. See Emil Brix, Ernst Bruckmüller and Hannes Stekl (eds.): Memoria Austriae. Vol. 1: People - Myths - Times, Publishing House for History and Politics R. Oldenbourg, Vienna 2004, ISBN 978-3486568387 , p. 321.
6. ↑ know about the name change from Maier Maier-Bruck, issued by the Office of the Provincial Government of Vienna, MA 61 / II-M 7/78, April 11, 1979 legal validity of the decision: May 15, 1979 - Archives of the parish Lambrechten, Upper Austria.
7. ^ ^{A b} Heinz Siegert (Ed.): Aristocracy in Austria . Verlag Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1971, ISBN 3-218-00205-2 , p. 394.
8. ↑ Death certificate No. 1085/82 of May 10, 1982, issued by the Vienna City Administration, registry office Wien-Favoriten, 1100 Vienna, Keplerplatz 5 - archive of the Lambrechte parish, Upper Austria.
9. ↑ Lambrechte. An idyllic place in the center of the Innviertel . Published by the municipality of Lambrechte, Ried im Innkreis 2007, p. 98.
10. ↑ Albert Kofranek: The good Viennese cuisine . Completely revised and supplemented by Ernest Richter and Franz Maier-Bruck, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1975.
11. ↑ Anna Dorn: Newest universal or: Great Viennese cookbook. Instructions for the most elegant tables as well as common home cooking to the finest taste ... to dispute , Vienna 1827. ( Faithful reprint of the work from 1827), Kremayr and Scheriau, Vienna 1975, ISBN 978-3-218-00283-7 .
12. ^ ^{A b} Franz Maier-Bruck: From eating in the country. Classic farmer's kitchen and home cooking , book publishers Kremayr and Scheriau / Orac, Vienna 2006, ISBN 978-3-7015-0493-0 , blurb at the end of the book.
13. ↑ Staff news . Franz Maier-Bruck † . In: Anzeiger des Österreichische Buchhandels 12/13, Volume 117, beginning of July 1982, ISSN 0003-6277, p. 137.