Johann Nepomuk Hauntinger

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Johann Nepomuk Hauntinger (* thirtieth May 1756 in Straubenzellstrasse ; † 18th December 1823 ) was a Benedictine priest and pen librarian of the Abbey Library of St. Gallen in St. Gallen monastery .

Life

Johann Nepomuk Hauntinger was the son of Andreas Xaver Hauntinger, printer in the monastery print shop, and Theresia Lüthi. His brother was Father Blasius, born in 1762 (later in the Rheinau monastery ). Johann Nepomuk entered the monastery of St. Gallen at the age of 16 and made his profession on May 30, 1773 . In 1779 he was ordained a priest. In 1780 he was appointed abbey librarian . He held this office until his death in 1823. Under his leadership, the monastery was able to acquire numerous books. He and his friend Father Ildefons von Arx discovered fragments of old manuscripts in the book covers. Hauntinger was an employee of the MGH and a member of the Society for Older German History. After fleeing several times from 1798 and relocating the library, the newly formed government of the canton of St. Gallen summoned him in 1803 to put the books in the monastery library again.

Works

From July 12th to August 8th, 1784, the two St. Gallen monks Johann Nepomuk Hauntinger and Pankraz Vorster took a trip to the imperial abbey on the Härtsfeld, to Neresheim , and back. He kept a diary about this trip, which gives a unique insight into this time.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gebhard Spahr OSB: Johann Nepomuk Hauntinger. Journey through Swabia and Bavaria in 1784. 1964, p. 7.
predecessor Office successor
Magnus Hungerbühler Librarian from St. Gallen
1780–1804 and 1811–1823 		Franz Josef Büeler
personal data
SURNAME Hauntinger, Johann Nepomuk
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Benedictine, monastery librarian
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1756
PLACE OF BIRTH Grub cell
DATE OF DEATH December 18, 1823