Viktor von Kraus (historian)

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Viktor Ritter von Kraus (also Victor , born November 2, 1845 in Prague , † November 3, 1905 in Vienna ) was an Austrian historian , educator and politician .

Life

Kraus was the son of General Doctor Felix von Kraus . From 1863 he studied geography and history at the University of Vienna . During his studies he became a member of the Vienna Burschenschaft Silesia in 1863 and was one of the founders of the Vienna Burschenschaft Braune Arminia in 1865 ; In 1884 he became an honorary boy of the Arminia fraternity in Graz . From 1865 to 1867 he was a full member of the Institute for Austrian Historical Research (IföG). Before he passed the teaching examination in 1868, he studied at the University of Berlin with Theodor Mommsen, among others . In 1869 he was finally promoted to Dr. phil. PhD .

Kraus became professor of geography and history in 1870 and was director of the 1st girls' high school in Vienna from 1901 to 1905 . Also in 1870 he was one of the participants in the Franco-German War . In 1880 he founded the German School Association with like-minded people in which he was initially deputy chairman and advisor for Bohemia. In 1905 he was elected chairman. He saw the preservation of cultural values ​​as one of the most important tasks of the association and was the founder of various school association kindergartens and schools. In addition, Kraus was seen as a promoter of youth gymnastics and the so-called free schools , i.e. schools without religious affiliation.

From 1863 to 1897 Kraus was also a deputy of the Steiermark the Imperial Council . At first he was a member of the Progress Club and later became a German national.

He was buried in the Central Cemetery in Vienna .

Publications (selection)

  • English diplomacy in 1527 , 1871.
  • On the history of Austria under Ferdinand I. 1519–22 , 1873.
  • Maximilian I's confidential correspondence with Sigismund Prüschenk Frh. Von Stettenberg , 1875.
  • The Nuremberg Reich Regiment. Foundation and expiration 1500–1502; a piece of German constitutional history from the age of Maximilian . Wagner, Innsbruck 1883.
  • with Kurt Kaser: German history at the end of the Middle Ages , 2 volumes, 1905–1912.

literature

  • August Ritter von Wotawa: The German School Association 1880-1905. A memorial . Cooperative Book Printing Company Vienna 1905, p. 10 ff.
  • Announcements from the Institute for Austrian Historical Research . Volume 27, 1906, p. 204 ff.
  • Kraus, Viktor von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1969, p. 234 f. (Direct links on p. 234 , p. 235 ).
  • Freyja Fischer: Viktor von Kraus. Dissertation, Vienna 1968.
  • Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume I: Politicians. Volume 3: I-L. Winter, Heidelberg 1999, ISBN 3-8253-0865-0 , pp. 163-164.

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personal data
SURNAME Kraus, Viktor von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kraus, Viktor Ritter von (full name); Kraus, Victor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian historian, educator and politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1905
Place of death Vienna