Josef Dernjač
Josef Dernjač (born March 8, 1851 in Heilenstein ; † March 31, 1920 in Vienna ) was an Austrian art historian .
Life
Josef Dernjač, born in Lower Styria , graduated from the Institute for Austrian Historical Research in 1877 , after having worked as an unskilled worker at the library of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1874 . There he was appointed 1st class scriptor in 1895 . In 1897 he received the title of Imperial Councilor . A year later Dernjač became director of the Gräflich Harrachschen Gemäldegalerie and finally in 1911 director of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. In 1918 he was retired.
In 1954, the Dernjacgasse in the 23rd district of Liesing in Vienna was named after him.
Fonts
- On the history of Schönbrunn: Studies (1885)
- The English caricaturists of the 18th century in the Graf Harrach collection (1895)
- The court and state printing as an art institution (1904)
- Viennese churches of the XVII. and XVIII. Century (1906)
Web links
- Literature by and about Josef Dernjač in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Announcements from the Institute for Austrian Historical Research . Volume 39, Vienna 1923, p. 307.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dernjač, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Polzela |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1920 |
| Place of death | Vienna |