Josef Kraft

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Josef Kraft (born October 16, 1879 in Unterstinkenbrunn , † May 19, 1945 in Bad Hall ) was an Austrian archivist and local history researcher.

Life

After attending grammar school in Hollabrunn , Kraft studied at the University of Innsbruck , where he received his doctorate in 1905. Initially employed for many years at the Tyrolean Provincial Archives in Innsbruck , he moved to Vienna in 1921 , where he was appointed Provincial Archives Director of Lower Austria.

His research on Viennese historical research, in particular on the history of the former Viennese suburb of Ober Sankt Veit , gained importance .

Awards

  • In 1987 the Josef-Kraft-Weg in Vienna- Hietzing was named after him.

Fonts

  • The parish of Mauer 1500-1783. In: Heimatjahrbuch Mauer, Vienna 1933.
  • From the past of Ober-St. Vitus. European publisher, Vienna 1952.

Further publications were made within the framework of the Association for Regional Studies of Lower Austria and Vienna and in the parish gazette of Ober Sankt Veit.

literature

  • Rudolf Till: Josef Kraft. In: Wiener Geschichtsblätter 2nd year (1947), issue 1.
  • Felix Czeike: Historisches Lexikon Wien Vol. 3. Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1994.
personal data
SURNAME Strength, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian archivist and local researcher
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Unterstinkenbrunn
DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1945
Place of death Bad Hall