Jakob Zeidler
Jakob Zeidler (born September 13, 1855 in Vienna , † August 20, 1911 in Mödling ) was an Austrian teacher, literary researcher and member of the scientific commission of the theater and music exhibition in Vienna.
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Zeidler was the son of Franz and Anna (nee Hartl) Zeidler. He attended the Schottengymnasium in Vienna with the German scholars Jakob Minor , August Sauer and Joseph Seemüller . During this time, the Germanist Hugo Mareta especially influenced the young Zeidler. From 1875 to 1879 Zeidler studied German, Romance studies and history at the University of Vienna and finally completed his studies with a teaching degree in German, history and geography. From 1881 to 1885 Zeidler lectured at the Vienna Commercial Academy , from 1885 to 1889 at the Imperial and Royal State High School in Oberhollabrunn . From 1889 until his leave of absence for health reasons in 1911, he taught at the imperial-royal state high school in Vienna. In 1892 he was appointed a member of the scientific commission of the theater and music exhibition in Vienna and also served as a member of various examination commissions. In 1911 Zeidler was finally retired and honored as a councilor. Zeidler acted together with Johann Willibald Nagl as the editor of the multi-volume work “German-Austrian Literary History. A handbook on the history of German poetry in Austria-Hungary ”which was written between 1898 and 1937. After Zeidler's death in 1914, Eduard Castle took over his role as editor of the four-volume literary history. Zeidler died at the age of 55 and is buried in the family crypt.
Names of streets
Zeidlergasse in Vienna-Liesing (formerly Haidengasse) was named after Jakob Zeidler on October 2nd, 1957.
Publications and essays (selected)
- The acting activities of the pupils and students of Vienna . 1888, Oberhollabrunn
- Studies and contributions to the history of Jesuit comedy and monastery drama . 1891, Hamburg / Leipzig
- About the style and essence of the German legend, in: Die Kultur 4 . 1903, pp. 113-121
- The Viennese theater in the Middle Ages, in: History of the City of Vienna . Vol. 3.1. Edited by Altertumsvereine zu Wien, 1907, Vienna, pp. 82–118.
- The school theater, in: Handbuch der Erziehungskunde . 1906
literature
- Eduard Castle : The completion of the German-Austrian literary history . In: More beautiful future no. April 17, 1938, 761-763 et al. No. 30 v. April 24, 1938, 789-790.
- Wendelin Schmidt-Dengler (ed.): History of literature: Austria: Prolegomena and case studies. (= Philological Studies and Sources Volume 132), p.
- Christoph König (Ed.), With the collaboration of Birgit Wägenbaur u. a .: Internationales Germanistenlexikon 1800–1950 . Volume 3: R-Z. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2003, ISBN 3-11-015485-4 , pp. 2089-2090.
Web links
- Jakob Zeidler in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
Individual evidence
- ^ Zeidlergasse in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zeidler, Jakob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zeidler, Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian teacher, Germanist and literary historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 1911 |
| Place of death | Mödling |