Leonard Achleuthner
Leonhard II. Achleuthner (born January 10, 1826 in Helmberg near Kremsmünster, † February 15, 1905 in Kremsmünster ) was an Austrian clergyman and politician.
Life
After studying in Kremsmünster, he joined this monastery . In 1850 he was ordained a priest. He studied philology at the University of Vienna from 1850 to 1853, then taught at the Stiftsgymnasium and became its director and later also a monastery archivist. After Abbot Cölestin Josef Ganglbauer was appointed Archbishop of Vienna , he was Abbot of Kremsmünster until his death in 1905 . Achleuthner came to the o.ö. in 1882 as a representative of the large estate. Parliament. From September 14, 1884 to January 26, 1897 he was Governor of Upper Austria. Since 1887 he was also a member of the Herrenhaus (middle party).
He was the bearer of the Commander's Cross of the Franz Joseph Order with a star and an honorary citizen of several Upper Austrian communities.
literature
- Achleuthner, Leonhard. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 4.
Web links
- Literature by and about Leonard Achleuthner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Achleuthner, Leonhard in the Biographia Benedictina (Benediktinerlexikon.de)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Celestine Josef Ganglbauer |
Abbot of Kremsmünster Abbey 1881–1905 |
Leander Czerny |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Achleuthner, Leonard |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Achleuthner, Leonhard II. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian clergyman and politician, Abbot of Kremsmünster |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1826 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Helmberg (Kremsmünster) |
DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1905 |
Place of death | Kremsmünster |