Karl Rehberger

Karl Rehberger (born December 5, 1934 in Linz ; † January 31, 2018 ) was an Austrian priest , historian , archivist , librarian and university professor .

Life

Rehberger grew up in Feldkirchen an der Donau , graduated from the Stiftsgymnasium Wilhering and entered the Augustinian Canons of St. Florian on August 27, 1955 , where he took the perpetual religious vows on August 28, 1959 . He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1961 .

Rehberger first studied philosophy at the University of Salzburg from 1956 to 1958 and then from 1958 to 1961 theology at the Philosophical-Theological Home School of the St. Florian Monastery. In 1964 he received his doctorate in theology and in 1968 his doctorate in philosophy. In 1965 he passed the state examination at the Institute for Austrian Historical Research and taught canon law , church history , patrology and liturgical studies in Sankt Florian from 1965 to 1969 .

As archivist, librarian and curator of the monastery collections, he managed more than 150,000 volumes in the monastery library and around 800 manuscripts in the archive from 1965 onwards . In 1965 he became a member of the Institute for Austrian Historical Research.

From 1970 until his retirement in 2000 he was professor for patrology and church history of antiquity at the Catholic Private University of the Diocese of Linz and from 1973 also at the Pedagogical Academy of the Diocese of Linz . From 1979 the focus of his lectures on Austrian church history was on the history of the Diocese of Linz . From 1992 to 1995 he also held lectureships for patrology and church history at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Passau . Rehberger was a board member of the Association of Austrian Archivists and the Upper Austrian Museum Association . He was a member of the Austrian sub-commission of the International Commission for Comparative Church History.

Rehberger is the author of numerous books and writings and has been a speaker at various exhibitions.

Publications (selection)

• Karl Rehberger: The church development of the Mühlviertel. In: Catalogs of Upper Austria. State Museum. MUE_88, Linz 1988, pp. 283-288 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).

Awards

• Consistorial Council
• Scientific consultant and member of the provincial cultural advisory board of the Upper Austrian provincial government
• Silver medal of the state of Upper Austria
• Culture Medal of the Province of Upper Austria
• Cross of Honor for Science and Art 1st Class of the Republic of Austria

literature

• Monika Würthinger: Karl Rehberger, CanReg (1934–2018). In: Scrinium. 72, 2018, pp. 261-262.
• Siegfried Haider : Karl Rehberger †. In: Communications from the Institute for Austrian Historical Research . 126, 2018, pp. 484-486.
• Georg Heilingsetzer : Obituaries. Univ. Prof. DDr. Karl Rehberger (1934-2018). In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Volume 164, Linz 2019, pp. 433–436.

Web links

• Bibliography on Karl Rehberger, in the forum OoeGeschichte.at

Individual evidence

1. ^ Katharina Mader: Abbey librarian Karl Rehberger died. In: mein district.at. Bezirksrundschau Enns, February 1, 2018, accessed on May 31, 2020 . 
2. ↑ René Laglstorfer: Karl Rehberger: "The Lord over 150,000 books." In: nachrichten.at. Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, February 3, 2018, accessed on May 31, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Univ.-Prof. em. GDR. Karl Rehberger CanReg passed away. In: dioezese-linz.at. Website of the Diocese of Linz, February 1, 2018, accessed on May 31, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Karl Rehberger, in: Web presence of the Catholic Private University of the Diocese of Linz ( Memento from February 4, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on February 3, 2018.
5. ↑ Karl Rehberger , in: Web presence of the Augustiner Canon Monastery of Sankt Florian queried on February 3, 2018.
6. ↑ ConsR's birthday party. GDR. Karl Rehberger , in: Web presence of the parish Feldkirchen an der Donau ( Memento from February 4, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on February 3, 2018.