Romuald Pramberger
Father Romuald Pramberger OSB (born April 12, 1877 in Pöchlarn , † April 7, 1967 in Mautern in Styria ) was an Austrian folklorist and writer . He belonged to the Benedictine order .
Life
Pramberger, named Julius , grew up in Pöchlarn and studied theology, law and philosophy at the universities of Vienna, Innsbruck, Rome and Salzburg. In 1899 he joined the Benedictines in Melk Abbey and from 1903 he was in Saint Lambrecht Abbey in Styria . In 1904 he was ordained a priest. In addition to his spiritual activities, he was curator of the Federal Monuments Office in Vienna until 1938 . From 1943 to 1947, the Pramberger Castle Curate was in Anif . During the Nazi era, Pramberger, who was considered critical of the regime, was protected from persecution by the head of the Ahnenerbe research association , Wolfram Sievers .
Pramberger was a folklorist in the traditional sense, i. H. active in the research and documentation of costume, folk beliefs and folk songs. He was a pioneer of field research and put on an extensive collection of folkloric objects that is kept in the St. Lambrecht Abbey. His main work, however, consisted of the collection of fairy tales and legends from Styria, which were mostly told to him by the people of the country themselves and which he wrote down for the first time. In 1935 he published a selection in the book Märchen aus Steiermark .
He was in close contact with other folklore researchers such as Viktor von Geramb . In the Landesmuseum Joanneum in Graz there are 45 hand-written folios with around 500–600 pages each, including illustrations, which contain Pramberger's folklore notes.
Pramberger Folklore Collection
The Pramberger Folklore Collection is a permanent exhibition in the Abbey Museum of St. Lambrecht Abbey and includes objects from the everyday life of farmers and traders in earlier times.
literature
- Helga Drusowitsch: Romuald Pramberger - life and work . 2 volumes. Dissertation, Karl-Franzens-University Graz , 1978. Online .
- Günter Jontes: P. Romuald Pramberger (1877-1967) and the folk tale. In: Gerhard Pferschy, Karl Spreitzhofer (Hrsg.): 150 Years of the Historical Association for Styria . Festschrift. Graz 2001.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael H. Kater: The "Ahnenerbe" of the SS 1935-1945. A contribution to the cultural policy of the Third Reich. Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-486-57950-9 , p. 314.
- ↑ Stiftsmuseum St. Lambrecht Stift St. Lambrecht
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pramberger, Romuald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian folklorist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pöchlarn |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 1967 |
| Place of death | Mautern in Styria |