Josef Maurer (local history researcher)

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Josef Maurer (born January 16, 1853 in Asparn an der Zaya , † November 19, 1894 in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg ) was a Catholic priest, poet and local history researcher from Lower Austria .

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Josef Maurer was ordained a priest on July 25, 1877 after attending the Piarist High School in Vienna and the University of Vienna . After pastoral work in parishes in the Weinviertel , he worked for several years in Viennese parishes, where he also took advantage of the opportunity to study archives and libraries. This was followed by many years of activity in the Markthof parish and finally the takeover of the Deutsch Altenburg parish .

In addition to his profession as a priest, Maurer was also active as a poet. His aesthetic works, which are largely forgotten today, were all about pastoral care and immensely strengthened this and the associated popularity among the rural population.

Maurer's scientific and local history treatises in specialist and local history journals are recognized and still useful today. He also worked on the topography of Lower Austria and the regesta on the history of the Archdiocese of Vienna . Standard works are his books on Asparn an der Zaya, Schlosshof and Hainburg an der Donau . The extensive collection of Marian Lower Austria , a treasure trove of folkloric, historical and religious sources, is also of fundamental importance .

Maurer's importance as a Lower Austrian homeland researcher of the 19th century lies in his objectivity and in the discovery and successful processing of the source material.

Fonts (selection)

  • History of the Asparn an der Zaya market , Vienna 1887
  • History of the kk pleasure palace Schloßhof and the market at Hof an der March , Vienna 1889
  • History of the princely city of Hainburg , Vienna 1894
  • Marian Lower Austria. Memories of the veneration of Mary in the land under the Enns , Vienna 1899 (edited by P. Georg Kolb)

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personal data
SURNAME Mason, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian pastor (Catholic), poet and Lower Austrian homeland researcher
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Asparn on the Zaya
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 1894
Place of death Bad Deutsch-Altenburg