Georg Westermayer
Georg Westermayer (also Georg Westermair ; born April 13, 1836 in Rosenheim , † December 17, 1893 in Feldkirchen ) was a German historian , poet and Roman Catholic clergyman .
Life
Georg Westermayer was born in Rosenheim as the son of coppersmith Peter Westermair and his wife Elisabeth, née Egger. From 1850 to 1852 he first attended the Freising Gymnasium and then switched to the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich . He graduated from there in 1855. After studying philosophy at the University of Munich until 1857 , he went to the Freising Lyceum , where he studied theology until 1860. He was ordained a priest there on June 5, 1860. Afterwards he first became a cooperator in Prien am Chiemsee , in 1865 he moved to the same position in Tölz .
Westermayer stayed in Tölz and became a beneficiary and preacher there in 1867 . At the same time he dealt with the history of the place and finally published a chronicle of the place. In 1879 he moved to Feldkirchen as pastor and in 1890 also became treasurer of the Aibling dean's office .
Westermayer was appointed to the archbishop's clergy in 1885 .
Fonts (selection)
Westermayer wrote various articles for the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB).
- Jacobus Balde, his life and his works. A literary-historical sketch. On Balde's two hundred year death memory. Lindauer, Munich 1868.
- Chronicle of the castle and the Tölz market . Schapperer, Tölz 1871.
- with Anton Mayer : Statistical description of the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising. 3 volumes, Manz, Munich 1874–1884.
literature
- Friedrich Lauchert : Westermayer, Georg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 55, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1910, p. 61.
- Walther Killy : Literature Lexicon. Authors and works in the German language , Volume 12, 2nd edition, de Gruyter, Berlin 2011, p. 347.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Church book Rosenheim St. Nikolaus , signature CB399, M6134, p. 21.
- ^ Max Leitschuh: The matriculations of the upper classes of the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich , 4 vol., Munich 1970–1976; Vol. 4, p. 59.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Westermayer, Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Westermair, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian, poet and Roman Catholic clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rosenheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1893 |
| Place of death | Feldkirchen |