Magnus Hungerbühler

Magnus Hungerbühler (born November 1, 1732 - † October 8, 1811 ) was librarian at the St. Gallen Monastery from 1774 to 1780.

Life

Father Magnus Hungerbühler came from Sommeri in the canton of Thurgau . He made his profession in 1749 in St. Gallen. On May 24, 1755 he became a subdeacon after studying philosophy , the two rights, as they were called at the time, and theology . From November 5, 1759 he was a teacher of poetry . He obtained the higher orders up to the primary on April 11, 1757 and completed his studies in theology on May 6, 1761 with a professorship. On October 21, 1776 he became a teacher of the Greek language and on September 6, 1769 professor of both rights. On August 9, 1771 he was appointed pastor of Ehaben .

Hungerbühler returned to St. Gallen in 1774 because of poor health. There he was u. a. responsible for the library, in 1775 he was also confessor in St. Georgen and in 1776 subprior . On February 2, 1781 he became dean . As such, he was government and palace councilor , fief council president and visitor to the women's convents. Next he officiated as governor of Wil . He stayed at this post until July 4, 1798. Then he took over the position of confessor in the St. Katharina's convent there. In between he did the same in Mehrerau at the beginning of 1800, but was immediately called back to Wil.

From October 11, 1803, Hungerbühler was granted a pension of two francs a day. A relative of his in Sommeri TG contacted the government on March 18, 1807, saying that he could enjoy his pension anywhere, even outside the canton.

Act

When there were disputes within the structure of the convent, Hungerbühler spoke to Abbot Pankraz Vorster . During his tenure as governor in Wil, riots broke out in the town. He campaigned for the insurgents in the 1790s so that an accommodation could be found. On May 20, 1795 he found himself on a commission that had been set up to negotiate.

In his work as a librarian, Hungerbühler expanded the catalog of the manuscript with several remarks and additions, whereby he could refer to his studies. He also trained two new librarians, including one of his successors, Ildefons von Arx . Hungerbühler appeared as a benefactor of the library by donating 66 guilders . As professor of theology and librarian at the same time, he gave the speeches of St. Bishop Maximus of Turin from Cod. Sang, written in Roman uncials . 188 from the 7th century.

literature

• P. Rudolf Henggeler : Professbuch der Fürstl. Benedictine Abbey of Saints Gallus and Otmar in St. Gallen. Zug 1929, pp. 398-399.
• Franz Weidmann: History of the library of St. Gallen from its foundation around the year 830 up to 1841. Edited from the sources on the millennial jubilee. St. Gallen 1841, pp. 169–170.

predecessor	Office	successor
Gerold Brandenberg	Librarian of St. Gallen 1774–1780	Johann Nepomuk Hauntinger