Josef Bacher
Josef Bacher (born February 4, 1864 in Feldthurns , † October 15, 1935 in Unterfennberg near Margreid ) was an Austrian linguist , folklorist , folk song collector and priest .
Live and act
From 1893 to 1899 Bacher worked as a curate in the German language island of Lusern in Trentino . He learned the Cimbrian dialect spoken there and began systematically to collect linguistic and folkloric material. In Unterfennberg, where Bacher worked until his death in 1935, he finally published his work Die deutsche Sprachinsel Lusern. History, living conditions, customs, customs, folk beliefs, legends, fairy tales, folk tales and rascals, dialect and word stock (Innsbruck 1905).
literature
- Associazione Culturale “Kulturverein Lusern” (ed.): Lusern kontart… Luserna racconta… Lusern told , No. 5, 1997, pp. 11–38.
- Angelika Pedron: Curate Josef Bacher. In: Margreider Blattl. Vol. 8, 2006, No. 3, pp. 1-3.
- Angelika Pedron: Josef Bacher “dar pfaf vo Lusern”. In: The Sciliar . Vol. 81, 2007, pp. 33-45.
- Angelika Pedron: Curate Josef Bacher - linguist and folk song collector. In: Musical folk culture in South Tyrol, part 4: In the footsteps of folk music collectors Karl and Grete Horak in the Pfitschtal, Eisacktal, Eggental, Unterland and the adjacent valleys and heights. Munich 2016, pp. 366–373.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bacher, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian linguist, folklorist and priest |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Feldthurns |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1935 |
| Place of death | Unterfennberg near Margreid |