Johann Eberhard Jungblut

Monument to Johann Eberhard Jungblut in Prinzendorf

Johann Eberhard Jungblut (born October 18, 1722 in Luxembourg ; † July 7, 1795 in Prinzendorf an der Zaya ) was a Catholic clergyman who worked in the northern Weinviertel ( Lower Austria ).

Life

Jungblut studied in Trier and was ordained a priest in 1757 in Gorizia , an Italian town that was then part of Austria. In 1759 he found a job as a cooperator (chaplain) in Wilfersdorf (Lower Austria) , in 1760 he became pastor in the neighboring Prinzendorf an der Zaya . According to other sources, Jungblut would have been a cooperator in Wilfersdorf in the years 1758 and / until 1760; he would not have come to Prinzendorf until 1761. Everyone agrees that he introduced the potato in Prinzendorf in 1761 and thus provided the impetus for growing it in Lower Austria.

The tubers are said to have come from his homeland. The then Duchy of Luxembourg was part of the Austrian Netherlands , so that Jungblut erroneously went down in local history as "Dutch". His efforts to naturalize and spread the potato earned him the nickname "Potato Pastor".

His successor in office, Pastor Franz Xaver Elsner, had a monument erected in his honor in 1834 on the back of the parish church with the following inscription:

“To him, the planter of the tubers that
have proven themselves so well in great need,
posterity wants to thank him here
if it honors his resting place.
Take off, hiker, thankfully your hat:
Here lies Johann Eberhart Jungblut! "

The Prinzendorfer Potato Museum, founded in 1973, strives to keep the memory of the "potato pastor" alive with a permanent exhibition.

literature

• J. Flammang: The priest of potatoes from Prinzendorf. A Luxembourg priest introduced the potato to Lower Austria . In: Letzeburger Bauere calender . Volume 38, 1986, pp. 185-193 and Volume 39, 1987, pp. 238-239.
• JA Massard: 300 years of potatoes in Luxembourg: (I) Europe discovers the potato . (II) Grundbirne, Grompir, Gromper: the potato conquers Luxembourg. (III) The potato in Luxembourg in the 19th century . (PDF; 2.2 MB) In: Lëtzebuerger Journal . 2009, [I] No. 15 (Jan. 22), p. 23; No. 16 (Jan. 23), p. 10, No. 17 (Jan. 24/25), p. 11; [II] No. 18 (Jan. 27), p. 23, No. 19 (Jan. 28), p. 21; [III] No. 20 (Jan. 29), p. 9, No. 21 (Jan. 30), p. 21. Footnotes and sources (PDF; 353 kB)
• pw: Potato Day in Prinzendorf ad Zaya. This Kirtag is dedicated to the Luxembourg pastor JE Jungblut. In: Luxemburger Wort . September 2, 1986, p. 9.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Flammang 1986/1987; Massard 2009, No. 19 (see literature)
2. ↑ Flammang 1986, p. 188; Flammang 1987, p. 238 (see literature).
3. ↑ See p. 16: M. Messerer: The lower classes of the rural population with examples from the Weinviertel museum village of Niedersulz. (PDF; 1.2 MB) Diploma thesis for obtaining the master’s degree in philosophy. Vienna 2008, 189 pp.
   See also: Lower Austrian State Museum: People.
4. ^ Lower Austrian State Museum: Chronicle
5. ↑ Jungblut Memorial in Prinzendorf.
6. ↑ Prinzendorf Potato Museum. [1]

Web links

• Entry on Johann Eberhard Jungblut ("Erdäpfelfarrer") in the database of the state's memory of the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )