Josef Poestion
Josef Carl Poestion (born June 7, 1853 in Aussee , † May 4, 1922 in Vienna ) was an Austrian Scandinavian .
Life
From 1896, Poestion, who came from Styria, was director of the library of the political administration in the Ministry of the Interior in Vienna. From 1901 he was a councilor, most recently head of the section .
After his death Poestion was buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery in a grave of honor (group 0, cemetery wall, number 93). In 1938 Poestiongasse in Vienna- Döbling was named after him. After this was renamed Kuhngasse in 1949 , Poestiongasse in Vienna- Favoriten was dedicated to him in 1953 .
meaning
Poestion was a recognized expert in all Scandinavian languages . In a special way he dealt with Iceland . He translated both from the old Icelandic literature as well as modern authors, e.g. B. Henrik Ibsen . Poestion also published under the pseudonyms J. Calion and Svend Christiansen .
Fonts
- Greek poets. Contribution to the history of women's literature . Hartleben: Vienna, 1876
- New Danish-Norwegian phrasebook with a short grammar and addition of the pronunciation of every word in this book . Brockhausen: Vienna, 1877
- Greek women philosophers. On the history of the female sex. Fischer: Bremen, 1882
- From Hellas, Rome and Thule. Images of culture and literature . Friedrich: Leipzig, 1882
- Introduction to the study of Old Norse . Risel: Hagen i. W., 1882
- Icelandic fairy tales . Gerold: Vienna, 1884
- Iceland. The country and its people according to the latest sources . Brockhausen: Vienna, 1885
- Lapland fairy tales, folk tales, riddles and proverbs . Gerold: Vienna, 1886
- Danish grammar . Prochaska: Vienna, 1888
- The art of learning the Danish language quickly . Vienna, undated
- The art of learning the Swedish language through self-teaching . Hartleben: Vienna, 1889
- Swedish grammar . Prochaska: Vienna, 1889
- Norwegian language textbook for self-teaching . Hartleben: Vienna, 1890
- Norwegian grammar . Vienna, 1890
- Icelandic poets of modern times in characteristics and translated samples of their poetry. With an overview of the intellectual life in Iceland since the Reformation . Meyer: Leipzig, 1897
- Norwegian reader. Reading pieces in the Norwegian imperial language . Hartleben: Vienna, 1902
- On the history of Icelandic drama and theater . Mayer: Vienna, 1903
- Ice land blossoms. Collective book of New Icelandic poetry with a cultural and literary-historical introduction and explanatory glosses . Müller: Leipzig, 1905
- Friedrich Baron de la Motte Fouque and Iceland. Opitz: Vienna, 1909
- Steingrimur Thorsteinsson, an Icelandic poet and culture bringer. With sixty translated samples of his poetry and his most recent portrait. Gift of friend for the 80th birthday of the master . Müller: Munich, 1912
literature
- Felix Czeike: Historical Lexicon Vienna Vol. 4 . Kremayr & Scheriau: Vienna, 1995
- Heike Feddern-Reifegerste: Poestion, Joseph Calasanz Karl. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-00201-6 , p. 574 f. ( Digitized version ).
- O. Gschwantler: Poestion Josef Calasanz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 147.
- Erika Selzer: Josef Calasanz Poestion. Writer, translator, North Germanist, Iceland researcher (compiled from the documents of the Kammerhof Museum Bad Aussee). CØNK: Roskilde, 2004
Web links
- Literature by and about Josef Poestion in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry in Meyer's large conversation lexicon, 1905
- Entry in Brockhaus Kleines Konversations-Lexikon 1911
- Lapland fairy tales in full text
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poestion, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Poestion, Josef Calasanz; Calion, J. (pseudonym); Christiansen, Svend (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Scandinavian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Aussee |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1922 |
| Place of death | Vienna |