Franz Maria Kapfhammer
Franz Maria Kapfhammer (born April 27, 1904 in Vienna , † December 17, 1989 in Graz ) was an Austrian teacher and author.
Life
Franz Maria Kapfhammer, born in Vienna as the son of a criminal inspector, lost his parents at an early age. When he was seventeen he became homeless and spent the night in train stations or in parks. Kapfhammer did not react to this life experience with depression or withdrawal, but with work in public education. He wanted to help the families to shape their coexistence.
In 1937, Governor Karl Maria Stepan brought the teacher who was then active in Aspang to Styria as a public educator, where he initially directed the St. Josef / Grottenhof home belonging to St. Martin. The National Socialist rulers relieved him of his activity; as the administrator of the music college in Eggenberg he was able to work relatively freely. After the war, he was the first federal public education consultant in Styria to help set up church educational work, founded teachers' homes and the community of Catholic educators as well as the library.
With his radio series, for example “Liebe ist ein Ring”, and the “Family Policy Conferences”, Kapfhammer set topics for family politics in the post-war period and birth trends.
Work and activity
- Founder, publisher and first editor-in-chief of "steirische berichte" (founded 1952)
- Chairman of the "Catholic Educational Community"
- Initiator of the "Family Policy Conferences" (1953)
- State Public Education Officer
- Teacher at the teacher training institute at Hasnerplatz in Graz
- Radio author
- Author in the New Youth
Awards
Works
- St. Martin. A groundbreaking work of Austrian popular education. Festgabe for Josef Steinberger presented by his friends and colleagues. 367 pages, publisher: Wien, Österreichischer Bundesverlag, (1949),
- The sage of Sankt Georgen. (paperback), Franz Maria Kapfhammer with Paul Ernst. 124 pages, publisher: Stiasny (1966).
- Confession and Service. Franz Maria Kapfhammer with Erika Horn, 477 pages, publisher: Steirisches Volksbildungswerk (1971).
- Love, marriage, parenting and family. (Paperback), Franz Maria Kapfhammer, 64 pages, publisher: Veritas-Verl. (1967).
- New territory. Experience of a youth movement. 240 pages, publisher: Graz, Vienna, Cologne, Verl. Styria 1987, ISBN 3-222-11781-0
swell
- Sunday paper for Styria, editor and publisher: Bischöfliches Ordinariat Graz-Seckau, both Graz, Bischofplatz 4. 2004
Web links
- Literature by and about Franz Maria Kapfhammer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website of the non-profit magazine "steirische berichte"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kapfhammer, Franz Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian teacher and popular educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1989 |
| Place of death | Graz |