Johannes Seidl

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Johannes Seidl (2011)

Johannes Seidl (born February 17, 1955 in Vienna ) is an Austrian historian. His main research interests are the history of science and universities. Seidl is married to Christine Seidl-Danek.

School and study

Seidl attended elementary school and the Vienna XV Realgymnasium in Vienna, where he passed his matriculation examination in 1973. He then studied history and Romance philology at the University of Vienna and completed his studies in 1985 with the teaching examination for grammar schools and in 1996 with a doctorate. From 1983 to 1986 he took part in the training course of the Institute for Austrian Historical Research, which he completed with the state examination; 1999 MAS.

Professional and academic career

From 1987 to 1997, Seidl was in charge of the archive of the market town of Perchtoldsdorf. He then moved to the "Institute Austrian Biographical Lexicon and Biographical Documentation" of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, where he worked as a scientific editor for the fields of natural sciences and medicine. In 2001 he joined the archives of the University of Vienna , where he was appointed deputy director in 2010. In the same year, Seidl received his habilitation as lecturer for the history of science at the Karl-Franzens University in Graz . In addition to Thomas Maisel and Kurt Mühlberger, Johannes Seidl has been the editor of the series “ Writings from the Archives of the University of Vienna ”, which is dedicated to the publication of university and scientific history topics. In addition, he is co-editor of the annual conference volumes of the Austrian working group “History of Earth Sciences” at the Austrian Geological Society and the magazine “Mensch-Wissenschaft-Magie. Communications from the Austrian Society for the History of Science ”.

Memberships and functions

  • Member since 1999, board member since 2001, since 2010: Secretary General of the Austrian Society for the History of Science, Vienna
  • Since 2000 board member of the Association for Regional Studies of Lower Austria, Sankt Pölten
  • 2001-2006 Deputy Chairman, 2007–2012 Chairman, since 2012 Deputy Chairman Chairman of the “History of Earth Sciences” working group at the Austrian Geological Society
  • Member since 2002, since 2008 Correspondant étranger of COFRHIGÉO (Comité Français d'Histoire de la Géologie) Paris
  • Since 2005 member of INHIGEO (International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences)
  • Since July 14, 2015 member of the Academy of Non-Profit Science in Erfurt.
  • From March 8, 2017 to April 9, 2019 Deputy Chairman of the working group “History of Medicine” at the Society of Doctors in Vienna.
  • Since April 10, 2019 chairman of the working group “History of Medicine” at the Society of Doctors in Vienna

honors and awards

Publications (selection)

  • Thomas Ebendorfer von Haselbach (1388–1464). Scholar, diplomat, pastor of Perchtoldsdorf. Exhibition on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of Thomas Ebendorfer's birthdayin Perchtoldsdorf Castle. September 18 to October 16, 1988 (Perchtoldsdorf 1988).
  • The copy book of the mine of our dear lady in Perchtoldsdorf. Studies on the intellectual, social and economic history of a small town in Lower Austria at the end of the Middle Ages. (= Studies and research from the Lower Austrian Institute for Regional Studies 18), Vienna, 1993 [published 1994].
  • City and sovereign in the early 15th century. Studies on urban policy, Duke Albrecht V of Austria (as King Albrecht II of Germany), 1411–1439. Editor Ferdinand Opll . Edited by the Austrian Working Group for Urban History Research. (= Research on the history of cities and markets in Austria 5), ​​Linz, 1997. (Dissertation).
  • with Tillfried Cernajsek and Christoph Mentschl: Eduard Sueß (1831–1914). A geologist and politician of the 19th century. In: Gerhard Heindl (Hrsg.): Science and research in Austria. Exemplary achievements by Austrian naturalists and technicians. Frankfurt am Main / Berlin / Bern et al. 2000, pp. 59–84.
  • Edited with Daniela Claudia Angetter: Happy who can see the reason for things. Austrian scientists, technicians and physicians in the 19th and 20th centuries. Frankfurt am Main / Berlin / Bern / Bruxelles / New York / Oxford 2003
  • Eduard Suess (1831-1914). Aperçu biographique. Avec une annexe by Michel Durand-Delga. In: Travaux du Comité Français d'Histoire de la Géologie. 3è série, tome 18, Paris 2004, pp. 133–146.
  • Eduard Suess (1831–1914) and the development of modern earth sciences in Austria. Building blocks for a biography. Habilitation thesis University of Graz, Graz 2008
  • Paul Uiblein's estate - an important source for research into the early history of the University of Vienna. A workshop report. In: Kurt Mühlberger, Meta Niederkorn-Bruck (Hrsg.): The University of Vienna in the concert of European educational centers. (= Publications of the Institute for Austrian Historical Research; 56). Vienna 2010, pp. 213-219
  • as editor with the assistance of Thomas Maisel and Andreas Bracher: The register of the Vienna Law Faculty. Matricula Facultatis Juristarum Studii Wiennensis. Volume 1: 1402-1442. Edited by Kurt Mühlberger (= publications of the Institute for Austrian Historical Research, VI). Series: Sources on the history of the University of Vienna. 3. Dept .: The register of the Vienna Law Faculty. Vienna / Munich 2011
  • Edited with Angelika Ende: Ami Boué (1794–1881). Autobiography (in German translation) - Genealogy - Opus. With the collaboration of Inge Häupler and Claudia Schweizer, Melle 2013
  • Edited with Angelika Ende and Johann Weißensteiner: Hermann Göhler, Das Wiener Kollegiat-, later Cathedral Chapter of St. Stephan in Vienna (Diss. May 1932) Vienna-Cologne-Weimar 2015
  • With Bernhard Hubmann and Daniela Angetter-Pfeiffer: Grazer Erdwissenschaftler /innen (1812-2016). A bio-bibliographical handbook (Scripta geo-historica; 6) Graz 2017.
  • With Fritz Steininger and Daniela Angetter-Pfeiffer: On the development of paleontology in Vienna until 1945 (= treatises of the Federal Geological Institute; 72) Vienna 2018.
  • History of geology from a scientific-historical perspective. From antiquity to the 20th century. Weißenthurm 2019.

literature

  • Gerhard Heindl (Hrsg.): Science and research in Austria. Exemplary achievements by Austrian naturalists, technicians and doctors. Frankfurt am Main, Vienna et al. 2000, p. 291.
  • Fritz Fellner, Doris Corradini: Austrian History in the 20th Century. A biographical-bibliographical lexicon. (= Publications of the Commission for Modern History of Austria 99). Vienna / Cologne / Graz 2006, pp. 376–377 (with catalog raisonné)
  • P. Gottschling, T. Cernajsek, HJ Schweigl (Hrsg.): Water - Life - Health. Hydrogeology Lower Austria Current - On the History of Mining and Earth Sciences - Agricola Year 2005. Barbara Talks, Proceedings, Payerbach / Rax, November 17 and 18, 2005 (= reports of the Federal Geological Institute 67, Vienna 2005), p. 52.
  • MARQUIS Who's Who in the World. 24th - 27th edition New Providence, NJ 2007-2010
  • Kürschner's German Scholar's Calendar. 23rd edition Berlin / New York 2011 ff.
  • GDS - Archive for University and Student History. Vol. 9, Essen 2011, pp. 218–220.

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personal data
SURNAME Seidl, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian historian
DATE OF BIRTH 17th February 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna