Peter from Radics
Peter Paul von Radics (born September 26, 1836 in Adelsberg , † September 24, 1912 in Laibach ) was an Austrian historian , writer and journalist .
Life
Peter von Radics was born in Adelsberg (now Postojna in Slovenia ) in the Innerkrainer market town as the son of the Imperial and Royal State Official and former First Lieutenant Peter von Radics and his wife Leopoldine Cinder. He went to school in his hometown, then attended the lower grammar school in Ljubljana (today Ljubljana in Slovenia) and, from the fifth grade onwards, the upper grammar school in Graz . It was here that Radics passed his matriculation examination in 1854 and then began studying philosophy at the Karl-Franzens University . At the same time he devoted himself to the study of history and geography . For health reasons he later moved to Vienna , where he continued his education at the local university . However, when the symptoms of his lung disease worsened, he dropped out.
Radics returned to his homeland and from the autumn of 1858 took over teaching history and German as a supplement at the Laibacher Gymnasium . When non-Hungarian university professors were dismissed in Hungary in 1862 and they had to be housed in the Austrian provinces, young teachers who had not yet passed all exams were dismissed from civil service at the end of the school year.
Radics was also affected by this measure. He now worked increasingly as a writer and dealt intensively with the history of the country. During this time he wrote a number of local history articles for the “Mittheilungen” of the historical association for Krain, of which he had been a member since 1855. His two publications also fall into this era: " Herbart VIII. Freiherr zu Auersperg " with a dedication for Anastasius Grün and the manual "Geschichte Krain's", with which he honored his friend Gustav Freiherr von Zois.
From 1863 Radics intensified his journalistic activities and soon he was one of the regular publicists of several Viennese magazines. He later also worked as an editor for the Agramer Zeitung , a newspaper that was primarily published for the German-reading audience in the Croatian capital. On the initiative of the veterinary scientist and politician Janez Bleiweis, a new press product appeared in Ljubljana on January 3, 1865. As the editor in charge, Radics took over the editing of “Triglav” a German-language “magazine for patriotic interests”, which was named after the highest peak in the Julian Alps .
After the outbreak of the Italian War of Independence against Austria in 1866, Radics took part in the fighting as a war correspondent and reported from the headquarters of Archduke Albrecht on the battle of Custozza and the events on the Italian theater of war for several newspapers of the monarchy .
Works
- Adelsberg and its grottoes . Austrian Lloyd , Trieste 1861 ( online )
- History of Krain, a manual . Publisher Johann Giontini, Laibach 1862
- Herbard VIII., Baron zu Auersperg, 1528-1575, a Carnian hero and statesman . Wilhelm Braumüller, Vienna 1862
- The opposite abbots Albert and Peter von Sittich and Abbot Angelus von Rein (1404 - 1414) . Publishing house of the Mechitharist Congregation, Vienna 1866
- The barons of Grimschitz, a historical study . Mayer u. Co., Vienna 1871
- Anastasius Grün und seine Heimat, commemorative publication for the 70th anniversary of the poet. (April 11, 1876) , Verlag JG Gotta, Stuttgart 1876
- Ms. Musica in Krain, to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the foundation of the Philharmonic Society in Ljubljana . Laibach 1877
- Töplitz mineral bath in Lower Carniola and its surroundings . Braumüller's bathing library No. 88, Vienna 1878
- Anastasius Grün, lost and yellowed things from his life and work . Hermann Foltz Publishing House, Leipzig 1879
- Maria Theresa and the Land of Carniola 1740-1780 . J. Krajec Publishing House, Rudolfswert, 1881.
- Carinthia, culture and travel images from old and new times . Braumüller's bathing library No. 12, Vienna 1882
- Abbazia . Braumüller's bath library No. 37, Vienna 1884
- The Warmbad Gallenegg in Krain, Valvasor home . Braumüller's bathing library No. 45, Vienna 1885
- Guide through Carniola. The state capital Ljubljana . Publisher Johann Giontini, Laibach 1885
- The Lower Carniolan Orbits. An economic study . Publishing house ÖU-Revue, Vienna 1893
- The Ukrainian historiographer Johann Ludwig Schönleben . In: Announcements of the Musealverein für Krain . 7 (1894), pp. 1–72 (with portrait) dLib.si (PDF)
- The charity in Carniola under the rulers of the House of Habsburg . Publishing house ÖU-Revue, Vienna 1898
- Old houses in Laibach. History memories. Self-published, Laibach 1908
literature
- M. Rybář: Radics Peter Paul von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 374.
- Joachim Hösler: From Carniola to Slovenia, the beginnings of the national differentiation processes in Carniola and Lower Styria from the Enlightenment to the Revolution from 1768 to 1848. R. Oldenbourg, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-486-57885-5 .
- Peter Vodopivec: The social and economic views of the German bourgeoisie in Carniola from the end of the sixties to the beginning of the eighties of the 19th century . In: Helmut Rumpler and Arnold Suppan (eds.): History of the Germans in the area of today's Slovenia 1848–1941. R. Oldenbourg, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-486-54691-0 .
- Laibacher Zeitung: Issue No. 220, from September 25, 1912 .
- Laibacher Zeitung: Issue No. 222, from September 27, 1912 .
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Radics, Peter von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Radics, Peter Paul von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian historian, writer, author and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Adelsberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1912 |
| Place of death | Laibach |