Gustav Calliano
Gustav Calliano (born June 11, 1853 in Laibach, today Ljubljana , † February 12, 1930 in Baden near Vienna ) was an Austrian homeland researcher .
Career
In 1894 Calliano published the results of his excavations in the area of the Lower Austrian city of Baden. The objects found later gave rise to naming the Neolithic Baden culture . Calliano also carried out excavations on the calendar mountain in Mödling and near Bad Fischau , which are mentioned in the same publication.
Calliano founded a. a. the "African Society" (1874) and the "Society for the Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge" (1880), which built the Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Museum on the Mitterberg (opened in 1905).
His brother Carl Calliano (1857–1934) also worked as a local researcher.
Publications
- Prehistoric finds in the area of Baden . Vienna and Leipzig 1894.
- The caves around Baden . Announcements from the ÖTC's caving section. Baden 1886/87.
- The Rauhenstein castle ruins in Helenenthale near Baden. Lower Austrian Landscape Pictures, Volume 1, N. Ö. Friends of the country, Baden 1898
Web links
- Literature by and about Gustav Calliano in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Museum: Gustav Calliano
Individual evidence
- ↑ Calliano Gustav (PDF; 406 kB); accessed on Jan. 12 2012
- ^ Ernst Probst: The Leithaprodersdorf Group. Page 33
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Calliano, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian homeland researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ljubljana, today Ljubljana |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1930 |
| Place of death | Baden (Lower Austria) |