Osmund Menghin
Osmund Menghin (born June 22, 1920 in Vienna , † July 19, 1989 in Innsbruck ) was an Austrian prehistorian .
Life
Born as the son of the prehistorian and folklorist Oswald Menghin , he received his doctorate in 1947 at the University of Innsbruck with a philosophical dissertation on "Studies in the theory of development and concept formation in the prehistory of culture". In 1957 Menghin completed his habilitation in Innsbruck with his work "Investigations on the Prehistory of Tyrol" and was appointed university lecturer; 1968 associate professor and 1972 head of the Department of Prehistory and Early History of the Alpine Region at the University of Innsbruck. Menghin devoted himself mainly to the prehistory and early history of the Alpine region, especially Tyrol.
Menghin was the holder of numerous honors and since 1948 a full member of the Anthropological Society in Vienna, since 1975 a corresponding member of the Austrian Working Group on Prehistory (Vienna).
Works (selection)
- with Adolf Rosenauer: The Roman grave find from Weissenbach in the Lech Valley. Innsbruck 1953 (Schiern-Schriften, 94).
- The scientific picture of early mankind. In: Reports of the Natural Science and Medicine Association Innsbruck 56, 1968, pp. 475–491 full text (PDF file; 1.27 MB)
- with Reineider Kneussl u. Werner Kneussl: Contributions to the prehistory of Tyrol. Innsbruck 1969 (Innsbruck contributions to cultural studies, special issue 29).
- To historicize the prehistory of Tyrol. 1971 (contributions to the history of Tyrol).
- The Raetians in Tyrol. In: The current state of Raeter research from a historical, linguistic and archaeological point of view . Basel 1971, pp. 35-44
- Contributions to the lexicon of prehistoric and early historical sites in Austria, 1965; in the Handbook of Historic Places in Austria, Volume 2, 1966 and the Festschrift Leonhard C. Franz for his 70th birthday.
literature
- Liselotte Zemmer-Plank: In memoriam ao Univ.-Prof. Dr. phil. Osmund Menghin (1920-1989). In: Reports of the Natural Science-Medical Association Innsbruck 77, 1990, pp. 255-260 (PDF file; 1.25 MB)
Web links
- Literature by and about Osmund Menghin in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Menghin, Osmund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian prehistorian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1989 |
| Place of death | innsbruck |