Konrad Schiffmann

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Konrad Schiffmann (born August 25, 1871 in Grieskirchen , † March 12, 1941 in Linz ) was an Austrian historian , archivist and librarian.

Life

Konrad Schiffmann, son of a shoemaker, was ordained a priest in 1894 and studied from 1895 at the University of Innsbruck , among others with Joseph Seemüller , German studies, classical languages, history and geography. After teaching at the Episcopal Gymnasium Petrinum in Linz from 1901 , in 1908 he was entrusted with the management of the Linz Study Library , which had been looked after by the Kremsmünster Abbey since its foundation in 1774 .

On behalf of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna , he published a collection of the medieval monastery surbles of Upper Austria , which inspired him to work on site names and settlement history, which initially even earned him the charge of Slavomania. He finally summarized the results of his research in a historical place-name book for Upper Austria, in which he corrected some of his controversial views. But he also devoted himself to the history of the library, school and theater system, as well as problems relating to sources.

meaning

Schiffmann earned lasting merit by building the study library and establishing the diocesan archive in Linz. With his place name book he created a reference work that is still indispensable today, on which the series of place name book of the state of Upper Austria by Peter Wiesinger , Karl Hohensinner and other authors, published since 1989 , is based.

Works

Selection:

  • The school system in the state above the Enns until the end of the 17th century. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Volume 59, Linz 1901, pp. 1-299, PDF on ZOBODAT
  • Drama and theater in Austria above the Enns until 1803. In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Volume 63, Linz 1905, pp. 1-239, PDF on ZOBODAT
  • The medieval Stiftsurbare of the Archduchy of Austria above the Enns. 4 volumes, Vienna 1912–1925.
  • The land above the Enns. An old Bavarian landscape in the name of its settlements, mountains, rivers and lakes. Munich 1922.
  • Historical place names lexicon of the state of Upper Austria. 3 volumes: 1st volume (A – J), Linz 1935, 2nd volume (K – Z), Linz 1935, supplementary volume, Munich / Berlin 1940 ( all 3 volumes online at digi.landesbibliothek.at).

literature

  • Franz Berger: Dr. Konrad Schiffmann (1871–1941). In: Yearbook of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Volume 90, Linz 1942, pp. 22-24, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at (obituary).
  • Johann Ruhsam: Konrad Schiffmann (1871–1941). Biography and bibliography (= New Archive for the History of the Diocese of Linz. 1st Supplement). Dissertation, Linz 1986, 242 pages, typewritten, table of contents (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at (content can be downloaded as another 15 PDF files).
  • Günter Androsch: The building history of the study library Linz. Konrad Schiffmann's fight for a new library building. Linz 1985, 118 pages typewritten.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Schiffmann, Konrad . In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 . 2nd revised edition (online only).
personal data
SURNAME Schiffmann, Konrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian historian
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Grieskirchen
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1941
Place of death Linz