Friedrich Engel-Jánosi

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Obituary Notice, Die Presse (1978)

Friedrich Engel-Jánosi (born February 18, 1893 in Oberdöbling , now Vienna ; † March 7, 1978 in Vienna; born Friedrich Engel von Jánosi , he wrote himself in his publications Engel-Janosi) was an Austrian-American historian.

Life

Friedrich Engel-Jánosi, son of the Austrian industrialist Moritz Engel de Jánosi, had Hungarian-Jewish roots, but was baptized Roman Catholic. He obtained his legal and philosophical doctorate, and in 1929 his habilitation took place.

After the annexation of Austria , he had to emigrate to Cambridge in 1939 and then went to Baltimore . From 1942 he taught in Washington, DC , in 1959 he returned to Vienna and held a professorship at the University of Vienna until 1969 . On February 22, 1978 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Salzburg . Since 1973 he was a corresponding member of the British Academy .

Friedrich Engel-Jánosi was a grandson of Adolph Engel de Jánosi and the nephew of Josef Engel de Jánosi and Alexander Engel de Jánosi.

Publications

  • Baron von Hübner : 1811-1892. A figure from the Austria of Emperor Franz Joseph . Wagner, Innsbruck 1933.
  • The Growth of German Historicism. (Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science, No. 62.2) Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore 1944.
  • Austria and the Vatican. 1846-1918 . 2 volumes. Styria, Graz 1958/1960; Volume 1: The pontificate of Pius IX. and Leos XIII. (1846-1903); Volume 2: The pontificate of Pius X and Benedict XV (1903-1918).
  • History on the Ballhausplatz. Essays on Austrian Foreign Policy 1830–1945 . (Compiled and edited by Fritz Fellner to celebrate the 70th birthday of Friedrich Engel-Janosi as a festive gift of the Historical Institute of the University of Vienna. Hans Friedl arranged for the translations of the essays first published in the Journal of Central European affairs ) Styria, Graz 1963.
  • The political correspondence of the popes with the Austrian emperors 1804–1918 . In collaboration with Richard Blaas and Erika Weinzierl . Herold, Vienna / Munich 1964.
  • The truth of the story. Attempts at writing history in modern times . Oldenbourg, Munich 1973, ISBN 3-486-43891-3 .
  • ... but a proud beggar. Memories from a lost generation . Styria, Graz 1974, ISBN 3-222-10831-5 .

See also

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Printed in the Austrian Language" - the Austrian emigrant magazine Austria  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Austrian National Library Newsletter (ÖNB-Newsletter) 2007, No. 3: September, p. 5. There is a brief biography of Engel-Jánosis, whose estate came into the Austrian National Library.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.onb.ac.at  
  2. ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 25, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Engel-Jánosi, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Friedrich Engel by Jánosi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian historian
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 1978
Place of death Vienna