Karl Rössel-Majdan

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Karl Wilhelm Viktor Rössel-Majdan (born December 2, 1916 in Vienna ; † August 6, 2000 there ) was an Austrian cultural scientist, anthroposophist and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime .

Life

Karl Rössel-Majdan, son of the singer and music teacher Karl Rössel-Majdan (1885–1948), studied at the University of Vienna from 1935 (Dr. jur. 1939, Dr. phil. 1949, Dr. rer. Pol. 1951).

After Austria was " annexed " to National Socialist Germany in 1938, from 1939 he built up an illegal student group. In autumn 1938 he founded the Greater Austria Freedom Movement , in 1939 he was drafted into the Wehrmacht and, after being wounded, sent to a hospital. There he pursued his information activities for the resistance movement, which led to his arrest by the Gestapo on October 22, 1940. On June 29, 1944, he was sentenced to ten years in prison by the People's Court for “preparation for high treason”. In March 1945 he managed to escape from the Vienna- Lobau forced labor camp . Until the end of the war he was able to survive as a “submarine” with a friend and take part in the fighting in Vienna. He received food from his father, which came from his pupil Hilde Rössel-Majdan , who would later become his wife.

From 1946 Rössel-Majdan worked at ORF , initially as a scientific consultant and in the personnel department, later as head of the radio research department and head of the international shortwave service. From 1961 he was also active in adult education.

Simmering fire hall - Rössel-Majdan grave

He was seen as a committed trade unionist and was chairman of the art, media and liberal professions union in the ÖGB for sixteen years , as well as general secretary of the working group for art and science in Austria, vice-president of the Austrian Union of Artists and founder and president of the Foundation Board of Trustees for Artistic and Healing Education.

In Austria he campaigned strongly for anthroposophy and the social threefolding according to Rudolf Steiner , where he particularly liked the strong importance of culture in politics. His travels took him to Israel and to the Indians in the USA. Rössel-Majdan was also the chairman of the Anthroposophical Society in Austria.

He was buried in the cemetery of the Simmering fire hall (Department 2, Group 2, Ring 3, Number 15).

Awards

Works

  • Deceitful democracy. Contemporary considerations based on Jakob Burckhardt's view of the state and society . Braumüller, Vienna 1949.
  • "I am the person of today ..." A selection of contemplative and cheerful verses . European publisher, Vienna 1950.
  • International broadcasting law. With an outline of the radio sociology . Dissertation at the University of Vienna, Vienna 1952.
  • The radio. Prehistory and essence. A cultural studies investigation . Braumüller, Vienna 1953.
  • Broadcasting and cultural policy. A contribution to cultural sociology . West German publishing house, Cologne / Opladen 1962.
  • About the miracle of the human voice. Speech formation . Troxler, Vienna 1975.
  • Austrian Artists Union. The European Community and Culture. A contribution to the orientation of the Austrian cultural policy . Ed. And publisher: Austrian Artists Union, Vienna 1990.
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  • Culture as the 3rd force. Guidelines on cultural policy . Publishing house of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions, Vienna 1980.
  • Waldorf education as an alternative. Intensive education in kindergartens, day care centers, boarding schools and schools . Festschrift on the occasion of the anniversary conference “10 Years of the Comenius Institute” (June 5-11, 1981). Ed. Board of Trustees for Artistic and Healing Education. Vienna 1981.
  • Free educational association in the board of trustees for artistic and curative education (ed.), Waldorf education - a path to personality development (an introduction for teachers, educators and parents) . Verlag Jugend und Volk, Vienna / Munich 1984; ISBN 3-224-15140-4 .

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SURNAME Rössel-Majdan, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rössel-Majdan, Karl Wilhelm Viktor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian cultural scientist, anthroposophist and resistance fighter
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 2000
Place of death Vienna