Manfred Tschaikner
Manfred Tschaikner (born August 14, 1957 in Bludenz ) is an Austrian historian , archivist and educator .
biography
After finishing high school in Dornbirn , Tschaikner studied history and German at the University of Innsbruck . There, in 1982 Tschaikner graduated with a Mag. Phil. and ten years later, in 1992, the doctorate to Dr. phil. with a work on the early modern witch persecution in the Austrian rulers in front of the Arlberg . 2008 Manfred Tschaikner was at the University of Vienna in the Department of Austrian history habilitation .
Tschaikner taught at various schools in Innsbruck in 1982/83 , from 1983 to 2002 at the Bundesgymnasium Bludenz , where he combined this teaching activity from 1994 to 2002 with a teaching position at the Federal Pedagogical Institute in Feldkirch .
Priorities of the historical work
Since 2002 he has been working as a scientific archivist and department head in the Vorarlberg State Archives in Bregenz and has been teaching at the Institute for History at the University of Vienna since 2007.
His research and publications focus on the witch trials including the associated culture of remembrance as well as the early modern history of Vorarlberg, Liechtenstein and the Lake Constance area . The research results are also communicated through numerous public lectures, such as B. those at the Historical Association for the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Liechtenstein National Museum .
Fonts (selection)
- So that evil may be exterminated. Hunts of witches in Vorarlberg in the 16th and 17th centuries . Bregenz 1992 ( studies on the history and society of Vorarlberg 11 ). 314 pp.
- Magic and witchcraft in southern Vorarlberg at the beginning of modern times . Konstanz 1997. 156 pp.
- The devil and the witches have to get out of the country ... Early modern witch hunts in Liechtenstein . In: Yearbook of the Historical Association for the Principality of Liechtenstein 96 (1998), pp. 1–197
- The sorcery and witch trials of the city of St. Gallen . With the collaboration of Ursula Hasler and Ernst Ziegler. Konstanz 2003. 268 pp.
- Witch hunts in Hohenems including the Reichshof Lustenau as well as the Austrian lords of Feldkirch and Neuburg under Hohenems pawnbrokers and bailiffs . Konstanz 2004 ( research on the history of Vorarlberg 5 ). 333 pp.
- Witch persecution in Toggenburg . Wattwil 2010 ( Toggenburger Blätter für Heimatkunde 44 ). 141 pp.
Web links
- http://www.vorarlberg.at/vorarlberg/bildung_schule/bildung/landesarchiv/weiter/pub/vortraege/manfredtschaikner/manfredtschaikner.htm
- Von den Tobelhockern - a lecture on Tuass ( accessed February 10, 2016)
- Manfred Tschaikner on academia.edu
- Many publications online on the Landesarchiv homepage
- A complete list of publications is available online. (46 p., PDF 49 kB, as of February 2016)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20080327_OTS0028/historiker-manfred-tschaikner-neuer-universitaetsdozent
- ↑ http://historischerverein.li/taetitäten/veranstaltungen-1/copy6_of_februar-maerz-2011-vortragsreihe
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tschaikner, Manfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian historian, archivist and educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bludenz |