Josef Wartinger

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Josef Wartinger (born April 21, 1773 in St. Stefan bei Stainz ; † June 15, 1861 ) was the founder and first director of the Styrian State Archives and was commissioned by Archduke Johann on August 29, 1811 to collect the historical sources of Styria . Wartinger donated a silver medal as early as 1815, with which the best student in the country's history is ceremoniously honored every year by the Historical Association for Styria .

Life

After attending grammar school in Graz , he completed philosophical and legal studies at the Graz Lyceum in 1798 and entered the political civil service with the Styrian governorate in 1799. In 1801 he was appointed high school professor in Marburg . In 1805 he retired to Graz for health reasons, where in 1806 he was entrusted with the chair of world history at the grammar school. In 1810 he entered the service of the Styrian estates, where he was promoted to registrar and archivist in 1812. In this function he founded the Archives of Styria on behalf of Archduke Johann.

Honors

In 1848 he was appointed a corresponding member of the Vienna Academy of Sciences .
1856 honorary doctorate from the Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz .
Honorary citizen of the city of Graz
The Wartingergasse in Graz-Geidorf is named after him

Works

Brief history of Styria; Grätz 1815, 1827, 1853
Privileges of the capital Graz, Graz 1836. online at Google Books

Birthplace in the center of St. Stefan

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Wartinger, Joseph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 53rd part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1886, pp. 116–125 ( digitized version ).
Franz Ilwof : Wartinger, Joseph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, pp. 202-207.

Web links

State press service : Wartinger medal for connoisseurs of Styrian history
Historical association for Styria

Individual evidence

^ Anton Schlossar : Archduke Johann of Austria and his influence on the cultural life of Styria . Wilhelm Braumüller, Vienna 1878, p. 207 ff.

personal data
SURNAME	Wartinger, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wartinger, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian archivist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 21, 1773
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sankt Stefan ob Stainz
DATE OF DEATH	June 15, 1861

[1] Anton Schlossar : Archduke Johann of Austria and his influence on the cultural life of Styria . Wilhelm Braumüller, Vienna 1878, p. 207 ff.