Karl Schalk (historian)
Karl Schalk (born July 16, 1851 in Vienna , † February 8, 1919 in Mödling ) was an Austrian historian and librarian. He is considered a pioneer in Austrian economic history.
Life
Karl Schalk attended the Schottengymnasium . After graduating from high school, he began to study history at the University of Leipzig in the winter semester of 1869/70 . With Waldemar Dyhrenfurth he became active in the Corps Lusatia Leipzig in 1869 . As an inactive he moved to the University of Vienna , which made him Dr. phil. PhD. 1877–1879 he graduated from the Institute for Austrian Historical Research . Even there he dealt with a Viennese topic. From 1880 he published works on economic and social history as well as on the administrative, legal and coin history of Vienna and Lower Austria . Schalk became a volunteer (1884) and Amanuensis (1887) at the University Library in Vienna . From 1890 he worked at the Vienna Library in the City Hall . Most recently he was the curator of the Wiener Städtische Collections and estates. He also published under the pseudonym "Kaspar Hauser". He published research results in the journals of the Viennese associations. By working through the land register of the Vienna Augustinians, he made a contribution to the Mödlinger house chronicle of the 15th century.
At the age of 67 he put an end to his life. He is buried in the Mödling cemetery.
Fonts
- The Viennese coin traffic in the XVI. Century . Vienna 1882.
- On the financial administration of Vienna at the end of the 14th century (1368–1385) . 1883.
- The monetary standard of the Viennese pfennigs in the years 1440–1463 . Vienna 1880 ( digitized version ).
- From the time of Austrian law of thumb 1440–1463. The Viennese patriciate around the time of the uprising of 1462 and the reasons for this result (= treatises on the history and sources of the city of Vienna. 3). 1919.
- with Carl Giannoni : History of the City of Mödling . Mödling 1905.
literature
- M. Arndorfer, H. Reitterer: Schalk Karl. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 32 f. (Direct links on p. 32 , p. 33 ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Karl Schalk in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- ↑ a b Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 3/512.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schalk, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hauser, Kaspar (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian historian and librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1919 |
| Place of death | Mödling |