Meinrad Lichtensteiner
Meinrad Lichtensteiner OSB (born January 18, 1759 in Vienna ; † May 2, 1834 there ; actually Joseph Lichtensteiner ) was an Austrian Roman Catholic schoolboy .
Life
Lichtensteiner entered the Scots Abbey in Vienna in 1778 , where he was ordained a priest in 1783. During this time he translated the Histoire ecclesiastique des Bonaventure Racine into German. Various pastoral care posts took him to Schottenfeld , Gaunersdorf , Höbersbrunn and Martinsdorf . In 1807 he was appointed prefect of the newly established Schottengymnasium on the orders of Emperor Franz I and held this position until his death. In 1820 he was appointed vice director of the Lower Austrian grammar schools . He was also dean of the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Vienna in 1817 and 1823 , and rector of the same university in 1825 .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Lichtensteiner, Meinrad . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 15th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1866, p. 85 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Albert Hübl: History of teaching in the Schotten Abbey in Vienna . Fromme, Vienna 1907, 133 f.
- Rapf: Lichtensteiner P. Meinrad (Joseph). In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 187.
Web links
- Thomas Maisel, Meinrad Lichtensteiner OSB as Rector of the University of Vienna , accessed on April 1, 2016.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lichtensteiner, Meinrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lichtensteiner, Joseph (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Benedictine and schoolboy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1759 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1834 |
| Place of death | Vienna |