Sebastian Willibald Schießler

Sebastian Willibald Schießler or Schiessler , ( pseudonyms : Gustav Borgmann , Freymuth , Justus Hilarius and Renatus Münster ; * July 6, 1790 in Prague , † March 15, 1867 in Graz ) was an Austrian writer.

Life

Schießler studied at the University of Prague . Then in 1809 he became a trainee in the field war commissariat in Prague, then in 1812 field war chancellery adjunct and in 1813 field war commissariat adjunct. He was appointed field war commissioner in 1823 and, after his transfer to Pilsen in 1833 and to Lemberg in 1835 , promoted to chief war commissioner in 1838. In 1843 he came to Graz . He went in 1848 into the retirement .

Schießler enjoyed great popularity at his places of work, especially since he tried to help the poor. In addition to the support of poor houses, he made a contribution to the establishment of infant care institutions. In addition to various orders, he became an honorary citizen of the cities of Pilsen and Lemberg.

Schießler was a successful writer who, however, partly showed his anti-Semitism in his works .

Works (selection)

• Prague and its surroundings , 2 volumes, Enders, Prague 1812.
• Hirlanda. Legend in 11 romances , Enders, Prague 1818.
• Conversations for educated readers. A monthly , 9 booklets, Mösle, Vienna 1818–1819.
• Mary, Mother of God and Queen of Heaven, Mother of grace. A book of prayer and edification for educated Catholic women and virgins, etc. , Haase, Prague 1820.
• Poems , 3 volumes, Enders, Prague 1826.
• Monthly roses, or joke and seriousness in stories, novellas, fairy tales, legends, swans and anecdotes , 14 volumes, Buchler, Prag und Schlosser, Augsburg 1826–1828.
• New German original theater, with contributions from several people, edited by SW Schießler , 6 volumes, Enders, Prague 1829.
• New German Theater Library , 16 volumes, Schlosser, Augsburg 1836.
• The experienced and well-informed counselor for domestics and employers in all cases of community and domestic service life , Schmidbauer, Vienna 1854.

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Schießler, Sebastian Willibald . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 29th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1875, pp. 284–289 ( digitized version ).
• Franz Brümmer :  Schießler, Sebastian Willibald . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 31, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 187 f.
• K. Adel:  Schiessler, Sebastian Willibald. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 118 f. (Direct links on p. 118 , p. 119 ).

Web links

• Works by and about Sebastian Willibald Schießler  in the German Digital Library