Gregor Wolny
Gregor Wolny ( Czech : Řehoř Tomáš Volný , born December 20, 1793 in Freiberg / Příbor ; † May 3, 1871 in the Raigern / Rajhrad monastery in Moravia) was a Benedictine , historian , writer and educator in what was then Austrian Moravia in the 19th century.
Life
Wolny comes from a relatively wealthy family of clothiers who made it possible for him to attend high school in Freiberg. He studied philosophy in Brno (1811) and theology in Olomouc (1812–1815). In 1816 he became a monk and joined the Benedictine order in the Raigern monastery in Moravia.
In the monastery he devoted himself mainly to historical work on Moravia, which was only interrupted by a teaching activity as professor of world history and philology at the Brno grammar school (1821–1843). He collected extensive historical and statistical material. This included, for example, thousands of documents that provided him with the land table and the holdings of the Moravian monasteries, but preferably the archives of the Olomouc bishopric and chapter, as well as official statistics, supplemented by reports from the patrimonial and ecclesiastical authorities.
Gregor Wolny's research inspired numerous students and colleagues (e.g. Christian d'Elvert , Beda Dudík , Peter von Chlumecký , Boczek , Chytil and others) to do something similar. In recognition of his services, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Prague and many other honors.
Works
- Paperback for the history of Moravia and Silesia , 1–3, Brno, JG Trassler 1826–29
- History of the Benedictine Abbey Raygern in Moravia: a partially improved impression of the article of the same name in III. Volume of the paperback for the history of Moravia and Silesia in connection with several friends of history , Prague 1829
- The royal capital Brno and the Eisgrub rulership, together with the surroundings of the latter, described topographically, statistically and historically . Brno 1836 ( e-copy. )
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The Margraviate of Moravia topographically, statistically and historically described , 7 sv., Brno, K. Winiker 1835–1842. Druhé vydání: 1846.
Volume I: Prerau District (1835)
Volume II, Section I: Brno District (1836)
Volume II, Section 2: Brno District (1837)
III. Volume: Znojmo District (1837)
IV. Volume: Hradian District (1838)
V. Volume: Olomouc District (1839)
VI. Tape. Jihlava District and Moravian Enclaves (1842) . 2nd edition, Winiker, Brno 1846 ( e-copy ). - The Anabaptists in Moravia , Vienna [1850].
- Excommunication of the Margrave of Moravia Prokop and his followers in 1399, and what goes with it: a contribution to the church history of Moravia , Prague 1852.
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Church topography of Moravia mostly based on documents and manuscripts , Brno, self-published by the author 1855–1866.
Department 1: Olmüzer Archdiocese : Volume 1 (1855) , Volume 2 (1857) , Volume 3 (1859) , Volume 4 (1862) , Volume 5 (1863) ;
Division 2: Brno Diocese : Volume 1 (1856), Volume 2 (1858), Volume 3 (1860), Volume 4 (1861); General Index (1866). - The correspondence , Brno 1895.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wolny, Gregor . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 58th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1889, pp. 73–77 ( digitized version ).
- Václav Kratochvíl: Wolny, Gregor . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 44, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 161 f.
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SURNAME | Wolny, Gregor |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austro-Moravian historian |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1793 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Příbor |
DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1871 |
Place of death | Rajhrad |