Paula von Rosthorn

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Paula von Rosthorn

Paula von Rosthorn , née Pichler (* December 2, 1873 - November 11, 1967 ) made a name for herself through her personal commitment during the Chinese Boxer Rebellion in 1900 and her later publications on the course and background of the unrest.

origin

Her parents were the dentist Johann Pichler and his wife Jozia Kner , a daughter of the zoologist Rudolf Kner . The Austrian dentist and maxillofacial surgeon Johann Pichler (1877-1947) was her brother.

Life

Paula Pichler came from the Austrian industrial family Rosthorn and was a great-granddaughter of Matthäus von Rosthorn the Younger. She married the sinologist and diplomat Arthur von Rosthorn (* 1862, † 1945), who was himself a grandson of John von Rosthorn (a brother of the above-mentioned Matthew). Paula von Rosthorn stood as a diplomat's wife her husband aside, the 1895 to 1906 as chargé d'affaires and from 1911 to 1917 as Minister in charge of the Austrian Embassy in Beijing.

War medal 1873, obverse (false ribbon)

During the defense of the Legation Quarter, she cared for the wounded, helped build barricades and took over post services on the battle line. For her tireless and unparalleled commitment, she was made a Knight of the French Legion of Honor , and in 1903 Emperor Franz Joseph I awarded her the War Medal 1873 in honor of her services .

literature

  • Paula von Rosthorn, Alexander Pechmann (Ed.): Peking 1900. Paula von Rosthorn's memories of the Boxer Rebellion, March to August 1900 . Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-205-99401-9 .
  • Christoph Hatschek: From the "able-bodied" woman to the female recruit - development-historical perspectives of Austrian soldiers. Dissertation, Vienna 2009, pp. 72–74 ( PDF on univie.ac.at ).
  • Diana Preston: Rebellion in Beijing. The story of the Boxer Rebellion . Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Munich / Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-421-05407-X .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Friedrich Hans Ucik, Alexander Geyer: The industrialist family Rosthorn and their significance for Carinthia and Austria. In: Rudolfinum. Yearbook of the State Museum of Carinthia 2008. Klagenfurt 2009, pp. 371–389 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
  2. ↑ Family tree , accessed on January 9, 2010.
  3. ↑ Awarding of the war medal to Maximilian Hey and Paula von Rosthorn for their services during the Boxer Rebellion
  4. ^ Review notes on Peking 1900 at perlentaucher.de
  5. ↑ Review notes on rebellion in Beijing at perlentaucher.de
personal data
SURNAME Rosthorn, Paula from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pichler, Paula
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian diplomatic wife and activist during the Boxer Rebellion (1900)
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1873
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 1967