Hans Griessmair
Hans Grießmair (born November 11, 1938 in Kiens ) is a South Tyrolean folklorist .
biography
Griessmair graduated from the school of the monastery Neustift and then studied political science at the University of Innsbruck . With the dissertation The peasant servants in the Pustertal he received his doctorate in 1967 under Karl Ilg . He then returned to South Tyrol, where he joined the state service as a civil servant in 1974. As such, he was entrusted with setting up the South Tyrolean State Museum for Folklore in Dietenheim near Bruneck, which he headed for many years as director. He was also instrumental in setting up the South Tyrolean Wine Museum and the South Tyrolean State Museum for Hunting and Fishing . In addition, from 1972 he was editor of the monthly magazine for South Tyrolean regional studies, Der Schlern, for three decades .
Awards
- 1983 Decoration of Honor of the State of Tyrol
- 1990 Michael Haberlandt Medal
- 1998 Decoration of Honor from the University of Innsbruck
- 2002 Walther von der Vogelweide Prize
literature
- Egon Kühebacher : In the name of national history. Laudation to Hans Grießmair on reaching the age of 80 . In: Dolomites , November 10, 2018, p. 11
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Grießmair in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Österreichische Zeitschrift für Volkskunde , Volume 44, 1990, pp. 377–378 ( online ).
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SURNAME | Grießmair, Hans |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grießmair, Johannes |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian folklorist (South Tyrol) |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kiens , Italy |