Josef Blumrich

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Josef Blumrich (born January 13, 1865 in Raspenau ( Bohemia ), † September 22, 1949 in Bregenz ) was an Austrian teacher and local scientist.

Life

Blumrich studied at the German University in Prague from 1886 to 1890 , and from 1890 to 1893 he worked there as an assistant to the mineralogist Friedrich Becke . In 1893 he passed the teaching examination (natural history etc.). From 1893 to 1895 Blumrich was a professor at the grammar schools in Komotau and Brno and from 1895 to 1925 professor at the grammar school in Bregenz.

Blumrich was a local researcher who was also very interested in natural science. He dealt with geology, mineralogy, botany (especially mossology), zoology, entomology and nature conservation. Blumrich was an honorary member of the University of Innsbruck , the Association of Friends of Nature in Reichenberg and the Association of Sudeten Germans.

Publications (selection)

  • The former glacier field in Rieden near Bregenz and its surroundings , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings 36, 1907, pp. 3–10 ( digitized version )
  • The importance of bees for fruit growing and the interrelationship between insects and flowers in general , in: Montfort. Quarterly journal for the history and regional studies of Vorarlberg 2, 3–4, 1918, pp. 57–70
  • Ground plan of a geology of Vorarlberg . Innsbruck 1921, 3rd edition Bregenz 1924
  • Geology of the Riederstein and Oelrains in Bregenz , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings 49, 1921, pp. 5–24 ( digitized version )
  • A migration of the painted lady . In: home. Popular contributions to the culture and folklore of Vorarlberg 4, 1923, pp. 108–110
  • The underground of the Pfänderbahn valley station - concretions with fossilized snails or upper sea molasses . In: home. Folk contributions to the culture and folklore of Vorarlberg
  • The Miocene molasses of the Pfänderstock . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings 58, 1930, pp. 81–120 ( digitized version )
  • How did the Ice Age Laiblach Glacier come about? , in: Negotiations of the Federal Geological Institute 1931, pp. 153–157 ( digitized version ; PDF; 408 kB)
  • Mosquito larvae as tuff formers , in: Heimat. Folk contributions to the culture and folklore of Vorarlberg 15, 1934, pp. 118–119
  • The insects in the household of nature , in: Acta Entomologica Slovenica 22, 1935, pp. 142-146
  • Molasse studies in the Pfänder area , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings 63, 1936, pp. 251–270 ( digitized version )
  • The Bregenz Bay after the Ice Age , in: Negotiations of the Federal Geological Institute 1937, pp. 187–190 ( digitized version ; PDF; 384 kB)
  • The Bodenseerheintal a tectonic valley , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings 64, 1937, pp. 69-77 ( digitized version )
  • History of the landing of the Bodenseerheintal , in: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings 68, 1941/42, pp. 143–160 ( digitized version )

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personal data
SURNAME Blumrich, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian teacher and local scientist
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Raspenau
DATE OF DEATH September 22, 1949
Place of death Bregenz