Josef Donabaum

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Josef Donabaum

Josef Donabaum (born July 1, 1861 in Vienna ; † August 28, 1936 there ) was an Austrian historian and librarian .

Life

Josef Donabaum studied at the University of Vienna , where he received his doctorate in 1886. From 1883 to 1885 he attended the Institute for Austrian Historical Research . In 1888 he joined the university library, where he became curator in 1907. In 1908 he was appointed vice director of the court library , of which he was director from 1917 until his retirement in 1922. In 1920 he was one of the founders of the Association of German Librarians . Donabaum found its final resting place in Vienna's central cemetery . In 1957 Donabaumgasse in Vienna- Favoriten was named after him.

meaning

During Donabaum's tenure as director of the national library, the important period of upheaval after the end of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy fell. He directed the transfer of the holdings of the former court library to the state property of the Republic of German-Austria , while at the same time successfully fighting to fend off the claims of the successor states of the monarchy and thus to preserve the unity of the valuable manuscript collection. In addition, under him in 1920 the name was changed to the National Library and the library was reorganized, during which he incorporated the portrait collection and the Fideikommiss library into the national library. He also re-established the theater collection.

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personal data
SURNAME Donabaum, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian librarian
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH August 28, 1936
Place of death Vienna