Johann Michael Zeitlinger

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Johann Michael Zeitlinger, around 1830 ( FX Bobleter )
Signature, 1857
New Blumau manor house, 1831
Signs and initials of Michael Zeitlinger on a roof tile

Johann Michael Seraphin Zeitlinger (often just: Michael Zeitlinger ; born September 29, 1803 in Micheldorf in Upper Austria , † January 28, 1860 in Schlierbach ) was an Austrian scythe trade.

Michael Zeitlinger was the third of eight children of the scythe factory Franz Seraphicus Zeitlinger and his wife Seraphina Maria Theresia Zeitlinger, born. Weinmeister was born at the Sensenschmiede an der Zinne in Micheldorf. He was the younger brother of Caspar Zeitlinger .

Live and act

Michael Zeitlinger married the trade daughter Maria Theresia Cäzilia Kaltenbrunner from the scythe forge Blumau in Schlierbach ( Kirchdorf an der Krems district ) on June 3, 1823 . In 1827 he took over the scythe factory and property of his in-laws. In 1831 he had the representative new manor house built by the Linz city architect Franz Höbarth . By 1845, "40 scythe smiths and an even larger number of unskilled workers" were already producing 50,000 scythes and sickles a year, the majority of which were exported. In 1856 Zeitlinger was given permission to operate a hammer . In 1858 he had an aid organization converted into an independent scythe hammer and increased production further. After his death in 1860, his son Caspar Melchior Balthasar Zeitlinger continued to run the renowned company as Michael Zeitlinger's son .

Michael and Theresia Zeitlinger had eleven children and 56 grandchildren. The sons, if they had not died at a young age, all worked as scythe manufacturers: Franz Zeitlinger became the owner of several scythe factories in Micheldorf and Spital am Pyhrn , Johann Michael Zeitlinger bought a scythe factory in Kindberg and founded the Zeitlinger line in Waidhofen . Ludwig Zeitlinger came to Schmiedleithen and became the owner of several scythe factories in Leonstein . Josef Julius Zeitlinger , a well-known tenor, took over the management of the Oberhaindl scythe factory in Micheldorf. The daughter Josefine Zeitlinger also married a Sense trades that from the Wasserleith originating Carl Weinmeister .

In 1833 Zeitlinger, together with his brothers Franz Paul and Caspar, co-founded the oldest brass band in Upper Austria.

honors and awards

  • Bronze medal at the 3rd General Austrian Trade Exhibition in Vienna (1845)
  • Kk privileged scythe manufacturer

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Report on the third General Austrian Trade Exhibition in Vienna, 1845; P. 173f ( online in Google Book search)
  2. ↑ Commenda, Hans: The oldest brass music association in Upper Austria. A contribution to the country's club history. In: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter, 1947; P. 347–349, online (PDF; 411 kB) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
  3. ↑ Derschmidt, Volker: Musical Black Counts; in: 1st quarter cycle, 2007 ( PDF ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. ) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ooegeschichte.at

swell

  • Baptismal register Kirchdorf an der Krems 1785-1808 [1]

literature

  • Franz Schröckenfux: History of the Austrian scythe works and their owners . Linz - Achern, 1975

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Zeitlinger, Johann Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zeitlinger, Johann Michael Seraphin (full name); Zeitlinger, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian scythes
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH Micheldorf in Upper Austria
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1860
Place of death Schlierbach (Upper Austria)