Joseph Pfiffer

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Joseph Pfiffer (born November 19, 1765 in Walcheren, Upper Austria , † July 27, 1828 ) was an Austrian military councilor of appeal.

Life

Joseph Pfiffer was the only son of an administrator employed in Walcheren in Upper Austria. He received a careful upbringing from his parents and showed talent and inclination for science at an early age. But since the parents had too little wealth to enable their son to study, they tried successfully to bring him to the Count's Windhaagian Foundation. At the age of ten years Pfiffer first came into the pen Münzbach , where he among the Dominicans , the humanities learned. In Vienna he then entered the Count's Windhaagian foundation house as a pupil. He heard there philosophical and juridical lectures. When Emperor Joseph II canceled this foundation in 1786, Pfiffer received the scholarship intended for their students. With the help of this financial support, he completed his legal and political studies in 1788. He strove for a career in the field of military justice and also achieved his admission to the auditorium interns on January 21, 1789. He underwent the regular examination in military law and received the decree of eligibility for election to become a military judge.

By the court war council ordinance of February 25, 1792 he was promoted to the syndic of the Wallachian-Illyrian 13th Border Infantry Regiment and from there switched to the 49th Line Infantry Regiment as an auditor . In this position he was characterized by skill, diligence and strict fulfillment of duties, so that Archduke Karl , as commander of the Imperial Army at the time, ordered him to do several difficult visitation deals. In recognition of his zeal for service, although he had not yet passed the examination required to obtain a staff auditor post because of his permanent presence in the army, even without this examination on December 6, 1802, by a resolution of Emperor Franz II., He became a kk staff auditor and Constructor promoted. After serving in this position with various regiments and most recently with the one established in Lviv until 1812, he was appointed lieutenant general auditor and lieutenant colonel in April 1812 and employed as a consultant at the kk border appeals court in Peterwardein in the border province of Slavonia . He eagerly held this post until 1815, when the emperor united this border appellate court with that of the Imperial and Royal Army in Vienna and established its seat in Vienna. At this Pfiffer was promoted to the real military council of appeal and speaker. He held these offices for almost 13 years and died on July 27, 1828 at the age of 62. He left behind a widow and three underage children.

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personal data
SURNAME Pfiffer, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Military Appellate Council
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1765
PLACE OF BIRTH Walcheren, Upper Austria
DATE OF DEATH July 27, 1828