Laurenz Müllner
Laurenz Müllner (born July 29, 1848 in Grillowitz / České Křidlovice, Moravia ; † November 28, 1911 in Meran ) was an Austrian philosopher , theologian , dean and rector of the Catholic-Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna .
Life
Laurenz Müllner was the son of a large land and brick factory owner.
After studying philosophy and Catholic theology in Brno and Vienna, Müllner was ordained a priest in 1871 . He then became a cooperator in Marchegg and in 1875 in Vienna-Leopoldstadt .
In 1876 he received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Innsbruck . From 1880 on, Müllner held lectures on philosophical and theological propaedeutics at the theological faculty in Vienna, and in 1883 he became an associate professor for Christian philosophy.
Müllner's interest in natural philosophy and Darwin's theory of evolution led to a denunciation: Müllner was accused of being a “reform Catholic”. After successfully defending himself against this charge against the Roman Curia in the winter of 1886/1887 , he became a full professor in the theological faculty of the University of Vienna in 1887 . In the years 1891/1892 he was dean, 1894/1895 rector. His inaugural speech dealt with the subject of Galileo's importance for philosophy . As rector, he particularly campaigned for the freedom of research and defended the university's autonomy against the Lower Austrian state parliament. From 1896 he was a full professor of philosophy at the philosophy faculty of the University of Vienna.
Müllner's artistic and literary articles were published in the clerical newspaper Vaterland .
With the writer Marie Eugenie Delle Grazie , whom he promoted, he shared an aversion to Goethe , which was also expressed in the appreciation of Alexander Baumgartner's Goethe monograph.
He is supposed to have said: "Oh, all philosophy is nothing else than a very nice game of thought!"
literature
- Franz Loidl : Müllner Laurenz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 433.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müllner, Laurenz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Catholic theologian, philosopher and university professor in Vienna |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grillowitz / České Křidlovice Moravia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1911 |
| Place of death | Meran |