Franz Wilflingseder

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Franz Wilflingseder (born February 12, 1922 in Rottenbach , † September 26, 1985 in Linz ) was an Austrian historian and director of the federal study library in Linz .

Life

Wilflingseder came from a humble background; After attending primary school, he began an apprenticeship with a miller in Gurten at the age of 13 . Due to an accident at work with injuries to his right hand, however, he was no longer able to pursue the planned profession of miller. The pastor of the hospital in Ried im Innkreis , Joseph Müller, made it possible for him to study at the humanistic grammar school in this city. Here he passed his school leaving examination with distinction in 1943 . Because of his injury, he was unfit for military service, but was briefly committed to a student compensation service with the Reichsstudentenführung in Berlin . Then he was able to study geography, German literature and history at the University of Vienna during the war . During his studies he became a member of the KÖStV Austria Wien . After the war he was able to continue his studies at the University of Innsbruck , where he received his doctorate in philosophy in 1947 . In 1955 Wilflingseder married Heidi Wimmer, the marriage had two children.

After completing his studies, he completed a course at the Austrian National Library and was thus able to get a job at the Federal Study Library in Linz from September 1, 1948. On August 1, 1969, he succeeded the director of this institute, Kurt Vanesa (1948–1969), and as such, on January 1, 1970, he was appointed real councilor . From 1971–1978 he also managed the library of the newly founded University for Artistic and Industrial Design in Linz. In 1985 he retired.

Wilflingseder was a member of the Upper Austrian Museum Association . He was a member of this association's committee from 1960 to 1979 and held the office of secretary from 1960 to 1965.

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In addition to his work as library director, Wilflingseder has intensively pursued his historical interests. Starting with his dissertation on the rule of Steyregg and his work on the rule of Lustenfelden and the Lonsdorf tower , he has become a specialist in the history of the Linz area. Other work concerned Egeregg and the Weingarting estate . He also worked on the Linzer Regesten or those of Neydharting . In his later years he did master singing and work on the history of Catholic fraternities (CV) . Also worth mentioning are the obituaries he wrote for the local historians Franz Bohdanowicz and Josef Amstler or his fellow historian Georg Grüll .

His work is characterized by the meticulous processing of the existing document material. He comes to new insights, z. B. on the ownership structure in the Linz and Mühlviertel region; Just as important are its economic, legal and social historical findings (e.g. about residents or the medieval legal system).

Honors

selected Writings

  • History of the castle and rule of Steyregg until 1635. Dissertation University of Innsbruck 1947.
  • The Counter Reformation in the churches of today's Linz suburbs. In: Yearbook of the City of Linz 1950. Linz 1951, pp. 278 to 310, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
  • History of the rule Lustenfelden near Linz (Kaplanhof). Linz 1952 (special publications on the history of the city of Linz).
  • The former Lonstorf Castle near Linz and its owners. Linz 1955 (special publications on the history of the city of Linz).
  • History of the former Egereck outdoor seating area in Linz. In: Yearbook of the City of Linz 1955.
  • Martin Laimbauer and the unrest in the Machlandviertel 1632–1636. In: Communications from the Upper Austrian Provincial Archives. Vol. 6, 1959, pp. 136–208, pp. 136–146 (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at, pp. 147-156 (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at, pp. 157–181 (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at, pp. 182-208 (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
  • The noble seat of Weingarting in Linz. In: Yearbook of the City of Linz 1971. 1972, pp. 11–32, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at

literature

  • Alois Zauner : Obituary for Dr. Franz Wilflingseder. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Volume 131, 1986, pp. XI – XVI, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
  • Liselotte Schlager: In memoriam Franz Wilflingseder 1922–1985. In: Historisches Jahrbuch der Stadt Linz 1986. 1987, p. 367 f, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
  • Wilflingseder, Franz , in: Friedhelm Golücke : Author's lexicon for student and university history. SH-Verlag, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-89498-130-X . Pp. 353-354.

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personal data
SURNAME Wilflingseder, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian historian
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Rottenbach
DATE OF DEATH September 26, 1985
Place of death Linz