Hanns Koren

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Bust of Hanns Koren at the old church in Sankt Bartholomä

Hanns Koren (born November 20, 1906 in Köflach ; † December 27, 1985 in Graz ) was an Austrian folklorist and politician ( ÖVP ). Koren was a professor at the Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz , member of the National Council, Styrian regional councilor and president of the state parliament. As a cultural politician, Koren was the founder of the Styrian Autumn Festival .

Life

The grave of Hanns Koren in the cemetery of Sankt Bartholomä

Koren was the first born of five sons of the photographer master Hanns Koren and his wife Mathilde, nee. Finch. In Köflach, Hanns completed six classes at elementary school; Then it was made possible for him to enter the Prince Bishop's College for Boys in Graz (today: Bischöfliches Gymnasium Graz ), where he graduated with very good success after eight years. In Graz he studied German, folklore and sociology at the Karl-Franzens University . During his first years of study he was a member of the KDB "Suevia auf dem Waldhof Graz", resigned from it at the end of 1929 and was a founding member of the KATV Norica Graz in the ÖKV , at that time in the KV .

In March 1932 he did his doctorate under Karl Polheim (dissertation topic: The Styrian Joseph Games ). He could not find a job in Graz and went to Salzburg in June 1932, where he helped set up the Institute for Religious Folklore, of which he became director in 1935. From 1932 to 1936 Koren worked as an assistant at the University of Salzburg . Koren was a close collaborator of Viktor von Geramb , the founder and director of the Styrian Folklore Museum .

Governor Karl Maria Stepan brought Koren back to Graz in 1936. Here he was initially custodian at the Landesmuseum Joanneum. On July 26, 1938, Koren married Ilse Zimmer (1915–1982); between 1939 and 1946 they had five boys and one girl. On June 1, 1939, Koren was retired by the Reich Governor at the end of the month and was banned from publishing and banned from working in public. On January 31, 1940, this retirement was canceled by the Reich Commissioner for the Reunification of Austria with the German Reich and he was called up for military service at the same time. Koren served in the Russian campaign and returned from Russia sick in 1944.

In December 1945 he completed his habilitation; in November 1951 he was appointed associate professor at the University of Graz. From 1953 to 1985 Koren was also editor and editor of the Austrian magazine for folklore . From 1949 to 1963, Koren was Geramb's successor director of the Folklore Museum.

Koren was a member of the National Council from 1953 to 1957, and from 1963 to 1970 he was Deputy Governor of Styria under Governor Josef Krainer senior , where as a member of the government he primarily headed the cultural department. He initiated numerous cultural projects, the best known of which is steirischer herbst , which still attracts culture enthusiasts from all over the world to Styria. The founding of the Austrian Open Air Museum in Stübing and the international trigon exhibitions also fell into his tenure. In addition, Koren kept in contact with traditional conservative circles of cultural workers. Koren's guiding principle became known beyond Styria

"Home is deep, not narrow."

From 1970 until his resignation from the Styrian Landtag in 1983, he was President of the Landtag.

Hanns Koren was buried at his own request in Sankt Bartholomä , where he became an honorary citizen during his lifetime. In front of the old church , a memorial created by sculptor Alfred Schlosser has been commemorating the politician since 1966 .

Others

In 1954 he became an honorary member of the Catholic Association K.Ö.HV Carolina in the ÖCV and in 1956 with the K.Ö.St.V. Babenberg Graz in the ÖCV. In 1961 he was made an honorary member of the K.St.V. Waldmark Mürzzuschlag in the MKV .

Texts and works

Appreciation

In his honor, the Styrian State Culture Prize was named Hanns-Koren Culture Prize of the State of Styria . On the occasion of his 100th birthday in 2006, a memorial plaque for the famous student was unveiled in the Episcopal Gymnasium and Seminar in Graz .

Awards

literature

  • Fritz Posch : In Memoriam Hanns Koren. In: Journal of the Historical Association for Styria. Vol. 77, 1986, ISSN  0437-5890 , pp. 5-20.
  • Anton L. Schuller: Hanns Koren. 1906-1985. Folklorist, cultural politician, writer. Bibliographical key to the complete works (= Styrian Bibliography. Special Volume 2). Styrian Regional Library Graz, Graz 1986, ISBN 3-900497-22-2 .
  • Kurt Wimmer : The bridge builder. Hanns Koren (1906–1985). A portrait. Steirische Verlags-Gesellschaft in the Leykam Buchverlags-Gesellschaft, Graz 2006, ISBN 3-85489-132-6 .

Web links

Commons : Hanns Koren  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.hanns-koren.steiermark.at: Biography
  2. ↑ Hanns Koren: Home is depth. From the spiritual foundations of Styrian cultural policy. In: The Academic. Journal of the Austrian Association of Academics. Vol. 13, No. 2/3, 1965, ZDB -ID 2533236-3 , pp. 6-7.
  3. ↑ Hanns Koren and St. Bartholomä from 2006, accessed on April 23, 2017
  4. ↑ Hanns Koren and St. Bartholomä from 2006, accessed on April 23, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Koren, Hanns
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian folklorist and politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament, member of the national council
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Köflach
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1985
Place of death Graz