Josef Wüst

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Josef Wüst (1995)

Josef Wüst (born March 11, 1925 in Velika Greda ( German  Georgshausen ), Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ; † February 19, 2003 Lintsching in Lungau ) was an Austrian journalist , editor-in-chief and newspaper publisher.

Live and act

Josef Wüst was born as the third child of the Wüst family in Velika Greda and spent his early youth and elementary school with his two siblings Franz and Elisabeth on their parents' farm. The middle school followed in the nearby district and school town of Vršac (German Werschetz ). During this time the Balkan campaign took place in what was then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . As a consequence of the war, the language of instruction for the young middle school student changed from Serbian to German .

When Germans were expelled from the Serbian Banat in autumn 1944 , the family was expropriated of their property and the father was murdered. While his brother was enlisted, his sister and mother were interned by Serbs. Together with his school class, Josef managed to escape to St. Pölten via Budapest and Vienna . As a result of the escape, he graduated from the teacher training college in St. Pölten. After continuing his journey in the Czech Republic in May 1945 , he found himself caught between the fronts converging from east and west, but narrowly escaped the inferno. After he did not know about the eviction of his family at the time, he tried to return to his home on foot . Captured several times but freed himself again, he managed to advance across the Alps to Carinthia . There he learned that at this point a return to the Banat was out of the question and he was taken into the care of the British Army . After his captivity, he began teaching as a primary school teacher in Carinthia. In the meantime, mother and sister had arrived in Vienna and, thanks to Caritas refugee aid, were able to re-establish contact with Josef.

To see his mother and sister again, Josef moved to Vienna in November 1945 and began to earn a living as a shoemaker . On October 6, 1948, he enrolled at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Vienna . On September 26, 1950, he changed his course of study and studied newspaper science from then on . As part of his studies, he was given the chance to spend half a year in Madrid with a scholarship . On their return, however, the money only lasted as far as Salzburg . Fortunately, he found the opportunity to work in the American army in Salzburg . During this time, the reception of his original student association K.Ö.HV Rheno-Juvavia Salzburg took place. Back in Vienna, he joined the K.Ö.HV Saxo-Bavaria Prague student association in Vienna. On December 22, 1954, he received his doctorate from the University of Vienna. The topic of his dissertation was: "The beginnings of printing and the press in the Banat".

After completing his studies, Wüst worked as a freelancer for the Austrian business publisher and tour guide. In 1958 a permanent job done at the Austrian business publisher, for which he held until 1985, among other things, the industry leaves "Sportartikelhandel", "carpenter", "carpenter", "Electrical Journal", "Fleischer Zeitung" and "Automotive Industry" editorial headed.

On February 5, 1951, Josef Wüst was granted Austrian citizenship by the Vienna provincial government . On July 13, 1957, he married his wife Helga (née Hoch) in Vienna and raised four children with her.

Josef Wüst was a family man whose passion was traveling. He died on February 19, 2003 in Lintsching, Lungau.

honors and awards

  • 1981 Honorary Certificate from the Schwabenverein Wien for over 25 years of membership in grateful recognition
  • 1982 The golden badge of honor of the Styrian regional guild for special services to the Styrian meat industry
  • 1983 The bronze employee medal for 25 years of loyal service in the Austrian business publishing house
  • 1985 Certificate of thanks from the Vienna State Guild of motor vehicle mechanics for extraordinary services
  • 1985 Golden badge of honor from the butchers' guild for outstanding services
  • 1985 Silver Medal from the Motor Press Club Austria
  • 1985 Golden badge of honor from the Lower Austria Motor Vehicle Mechanics Guild for extraordinary services
  • 1985 Gold Medal of Merit of the Republic of Austria
  • 1986 Golden badge of honor from the Salzburg Automobile Mechanics Guild for exceptional services

Works

The book “Verlorene Heimat Georgshausen” by Josef Wüst, published in 1991, provides information about life in a small village in the Yugoslavian Banat populated by Danube Swabians . An English translation of the book was published in March 2008.

The aim of the magazine “Unser Dorftrommler”, published from December 1991 to November 2002, was to provide former villagers and their descendants with stories from village life at that time and news from the present.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Josef Wüst: Lost Home Georgshausen . 1st edition. Mariapfarr 1991, DNB  920334652 , OCLC 37927311 , p. Back blurb .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Josef Wüst: My story . Lintsching 2003, p. 1 ff .
  3. ↑ a b Erhard Zagler: Dr. Josef Wüst died . In: KFZ Wirtschaft . No. 3 , March 2003, p. 35 .
  4. ↑ a b Editorial office KFZ Wirtschaft: Dr. Josef Wüst died. Österreichischer Wirtschaftsverlag, March 12, 2003, accessed on July 6, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Götz Rajchl: Dr. Josef Wüst: It was just good . In: Austrian butcher newspaper . No. 5 , March 7, 2003, p. 7 .
  6. ↑ Barbara Hebenstreit: Memorial meeting in Reutlingen, Germany on May 3, 2003. Website of the three villages in the Banat, accessed on February 14, 2020 .
  7. ^ Josef Wüst: Lost Homeland Georgshausen . Ed .: Ray Borschowa. 1st edition. Mariapfarr 2008, LCCN  2007-941858 , OCLC 260254220 , p. ii ( Availability - Austrian German: Verlorene Heimat Georgshausen . 1991. Translated by Henry Fischer).
  8. ^ Josef Wüst: cover sheet . In: Our village drummer . No. 23 , 1991, pp. 1 .
  9. ^ Josef Wüst: cover sheet . In: Our village drummer . No. 68 , 2002, p. 1 .
  10. ^ Josef Wüst: Village community . In: Our village drummer . No. 23 , 1991, pp. 7 .
personal data
SURNAME Wüst, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian journalist, editor-in-chief and newspaper publisher
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Velika Greda , Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
DATE OF DEATH February 19, 2003
Place of death Lintsching in Lungau