Otto Wansch
Otto Wansch SDB (born September 18, 1928 in Amstetten ; † February 22, 2019 in Benediktbeuern ) was an Austrian religious and Roman Catholic philosopher .
Life
He entered the Austrian province of the Salesians of Don Bosco and concluded the novitiate year on August 16, 1951 with the first profession . After studying theology he received in the February 11, 1960 Turin the priesthood . He specialized in philosophy, acquired the licentiate in theology and in 1967 at the Pontifical Salesian University Doctor of Philosophy PhD . After a brief teaching activity in Unterwaltersdorf , he became a philosophy professor at the PTH Benediktbeuern in 1966 .
At the 1971 transfer of the Benediktbeurer Higher Technical School for Social Pedagogy to the Church Foundation of Public Law Catholic Educational Institutions for Social Professions in Bavaria as the Benediktbeuern Department of the Catholic Foundation University of Applied Sciences in Munich , he taught from 1972 to 1977 and from 1984 to 1988 as Vice President and Benediktbeur Head of Department the college with. The retired Cardinal Friedrich Wetter awarded him the Medal of Honor of the Church Foundation for Catholic Educational Institutions for Social Professions in Bavaria .
After his retirement in 1996 he headed the Benediktbeurer Institute for Salesian Spirituality until 2004 . Translating texts from Italian was one of his main tasks in order to make Don Bosco better known in the German-speaking world.
Fonts (selection)
- World wisdom. The concept of the world in the philosophy of Eugen Fink (= Theses ad lauream. Volume 80). Rome 1967, OCLC 949029835 , (also dissertation, Pontifical University of the Salesians 1967).
- Juan Edmundo Vecchi as translator with Renate M. Dafelmair: "Go out onto the lake (Lk 5.4), grasp the vastness of the open sea and explore its depths!" Main idea 2002 (= Institute for Salesian Spirituality of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Working text . Volume 18). Inst. For Salesian Spirituality of the Salesians Don Bosco, Benediktbeuern 2002, OCLC 76382139 .
- Pascual Chávez Villanueva as translator with Renate M. Dafelmair: Let us promote a spirituality of the community by shaping every family and every congregation into the house and school of the community - more correct translation. Let us promote a spirituality of community by shaping every family and community into a home and school of togetherness. Central theme 2003. Commentary (= Institute for Salesian Spirituality of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Working text . Volume 20). Inst. For Salesian Spirituality of the Salesians Don Bosco, Benediktbeuern 2003, OCLC 76435131 .
- Pascual Chávez Villanueva as translator: We appeal to young people with conviction. "Walk the path of holiness in everyday life with joy and determination". Central idea 2004 (= Institute for Salesian Spirituality of the Salesians Don Bosco. Working text . Volume 21). Inst. For Salesian Spirituality of the Salesians Don Bosco, Benediktbeuern 2004, OCLC 76484215 .
- Pascual Chávez Villanueva as translator: Let us give the Church, the mother of our faith, a young face. Main idea 2005 (= Institute for Salesian Spirituality of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Working text . Volume 22). Inst. For Salesian Spirituality of the Salesians Don Bosco, Benediktbeuern 2005, OCLC 76678023 .
Web links
- Professor Father Dr. Otto Wansch SDB (81) celebrates golden jubilee as a priest
- Obituary of the Benediktbeuern monastery on February 26, 2019
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wansch, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian religious, Salesian Don Bosco, philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amstetten |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 2019 |
| Place of death | Benediktbeuern |