Louis Oberwalder

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Louis Oberwalder ( June 1, 1922 in Virgen , Tyrol - June 15, 2010 in Mils bei Hall ) was an Austrian teacher , adult educator and publicist .

Life

After training as a high school professor, Louis Oberwalder taught at the Lienz high school from 1954 to 1966 and also worked as a youth advisor for the Austrian Alpine Association. During this time the Pepi-Stiegler -Heims was founded and built on the Zettersfeld above Lienz. From 1966 to 1970 he headed the adult education institute (BIfEB) in Strobl before he was appointed public education advisor for Tyrol in Innsbruck in 1970. This federal institution was renamed in 1975 to the federal funding agency for adult education for Tyrol. Louis Oberwalder was involved in founding a research center for adult education at the University of Innsbruck and was anchored there with teaching assignments. At the same time, Louis Oberwalder was first chairman of the Austrian Alpine Club, during which time the negotiations for the installation of the Hohe Tauern National Park and the establishment of the Rudolfshütte Alpine Center took place .

honors and awards

  • 1987 Appreciation award from the state of Tyrol for adult education
  • 2003 Decoration of Honor from the Virgen community
  • 2006 honorary citizen of Virgen

Single publications

  • East Tyrol , Großvenediger , Großglockner . A hiking guide. Innsbruck-Vienna [u. a.]: Tyrolia-Verl. 1956
  • The Felbertauern-Strasse. Illustrated book / text by Louis Oberwalder. With contributions from Dietmar Kecht u. Franz Kollreider. Ed. U. Publisher: Felbertauernstraße-AG, Lienz. Lienz: Felbertauernstrasse-AG 1967
  • The youth guide in the Austrian Alpine Club. Innsbruck: Österr. Alpenverein 1968 (textbooks for the youth groups and youth teams of the Austrian Alpine Club 7)
  • Report on the situation of the library system in Tyrol. Results of a survey by the Federal Agency for Adult Education for Tyrol / [responsible for the owner: Louis Oberwalder]. Innsbruck: Federal funding agency for adult education for Tyrol [1977]
  • Pastor Franz Senn , the forgotten adult educator on the 100th anniversary of his death. Innsbruck 1984
  • Virgen in the Hohe Tauern National Park . Innsbruck: Ed. Dandelion 1999
  • Municipality of Kals am Großglockner (Ed.): Kals am Großglockner - close to heaven . Kals am Großglockner 2004.

Editing and editing

  • Josef Dapra [photo]: Lienz. The book of the city of Lienz . Edited by d. City of Lienz. [Text by Louis Oberwalder]. Innsbruck: Tyrolia 1966.
  • Friedrich Haring: Tyrol. Information report on adult education. Published by the state of Tyrol. [Responsible for the content: Louis Oberwalder. Editor-in-chief: Friedrich Haring]. Innsbruck: Land Tirol 1978 (information report / Arbeitsgemeinschaft Alpenländer, Commission for Cultural Cooperation 3).
  • Silvia Hohenauer: Seniors in the fast lane. News, tips and suggestions for happy aging . Together with Konrad Köhl and Louis Oberwalder. With illustrations by Peppi Tischler. Innsbruck-Vienna: Tyrolia-Verl. 1996.

literature

  • Michael Schratz (Ed.): I heard you don't want to learn anything. Festschrift for the 70th birthday of Louis Oberwalder. Among employees by Friedrich Haring. Innsbruck: Österr. Studien-Verl., Ed. Dandelion 1992.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ In Memoriam Prof. Louis Oberwalder . Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Farewell to HR Prof. Louis Oberwalder . Retrieved November 12, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Oberwalder, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian educator, adult educator and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Virgen , Tyrol , Austria
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 2010 or June 16, 2010
Place of death Mils at Hall