Franz Pfeffer (historian)

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Franz Pfeffer (born July 14, 1901 in Mauthausen , † April 25, 1966 in Linz ) was an Austrian historian , cultural worker and journalist .

Life

After graduating from the Linz Academic Gymnasium, Pfeffer began studying philosophy in Vienna (German studies / history), which he obtained with the title of Doktor phil. completed. First he became a journalist in Linz. After Austria was annexed to the German Reich in 1938, Pfeffer entered the office of Reich Governor in 1941 as a cultural worker . After 1945 it was used in this function without interruption. In 1946 he founded the Institute for Regional Studies of Upper Austria . From 1947 to 1952 he was in charge of the Upper Austria. State Museum entrusted. Despite his historical merits, he received few honors.

In 1966 he died suddenly while the Atlas of Upper Austria was being published .

Fonts

  • The Linz Castle. 1934.
  • On the development history of the Dachstein area. 1947.
  • 125 years of the Bad Ischl health resort . 1948.
  • The beginnings of the estate theater in Linz. On the history of theater in Linz in the 18th century. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets . Volume 2, Linz 1948, pp. 24–38 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • The iron in the history and culture of the country above the Enns. 1949.
  • Emanuel Schikaneder and Linz. In: Yearbook of the City of Linz 1949. Linz 1950 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • A factory building in the baroque period. The Linz wool factory . In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. Volume 4, Linz 1950, pp. 33–43 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • Exhibition to mark the four hundredth anniversary of the Linz grammar school. 1952.
  • The home of the evangelical landscape school in Linz. On the history of the Linz country house . In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. Volume 6, Linz 1952, pp. 129–145 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • The Linz highways. In: Yearbook of the City of Linz 1953. Linz 1954, pp. 515–619 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • Raffelstetten and Tabersheim . On the history of salt traffic in the Linz area. In: Yearbook of the City of Linz 1954. Linz 1955, pp. 33–132 ( online (PDF; 5.6 MB) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • Old paths and old borders on the Pöstlingberg and Lichtenberg near Linz. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Linz 1955 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • Pöstlingberg . On the history of a mountain name. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. Linz 1955 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • Alburg - Ulsburg and its early medieval Martinskirche. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. 1957, pp. 228-236 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • The land above the Enns. 1958.
  • Upper Austria's road network in Roman times. 1960.
  • The hazel grave street in the city of Linz. In: Historisches Jahrbuch der Stadt Linz 1960. Linz 1960, pp. 197–242 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • On the historical position of the Mühlviertel in the early days. 1961.
  • The Trefflinger Pforte. On the historical development of a Mühlviertel landscape. In: Historisches Jahrbuch der Stadt Linz 1962. Linz 1963, pp. 11–84 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • Kirchschlag . The mountain village on the Breitenstein. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. Year 16, Linz 1962, pp. 30–54 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • Franz Pfeffer, Günther Kleinhanns: Budweis –Linz– Gmunden . Horse-drawn railway and steam operation on 1106 mm gauge. New edition by Kleinhanns. 1982. Revised version by Franz Pfeffer: Upper Austria's first railways. In: Upper Austrian homeland sheets. 1951, pp. 97-181 ( pp. 97-132 (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at, pp. 133-181 (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).

literature

  • Martha Khil: Councilor Dr. Franz Pfeffer †. In: Mühlviertler Heimatblätter . 1966, pp. 92–93 ( online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at).
  • Institute for Regional Studies of Upper Austria. Personnel. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Year 112, Linz 1967, p. 164 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Georg Grüll : Dr. Franz Pfeffer. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Year 112, Linz 1967, pp. 13, 15 and 18 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ; the date of death is incorrectly stated as April 24th instead of April 25th, 1966).
personal data
SURNAME Pfeffer, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian historian, cultural worker and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Mauthausen
DATE OF DEATH April 25, 1966
Place of death Linz