Walter Pötzl

Walter Pötzl (born March 23, 1939 in Plan in the Egerland ) was the district home nurse of the Augsburg district from 1984 to 2015 and an associate professor for ethnology at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt from 1983 to 2004 . In 1967 he received his doctorate from the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich with a thesis on the early history of the Irsee Monastery. From 1972 to 2008 he was a member of the Augsburg district council. Pötzl is the author and editor of numerous publications, including many on the history of the Augsburg district and its customs. Since 1988 he has been a member of the Swabian Research Association .

For his services he was honored with the Federal Cross of Merit and the Bavarian Order of Merit .

Academic Festschriften

On the 75th birthday (at the same time the 30th anniversary as a district home nurse of Augsburg):

• Brugger, René; Mayer, Bettina; Schierl, Monika (ed.): Church - Art - Culture. History and cultural studies in southern Germany and neighboring regions . Regensburg: Schnell & Steiner 2014. ISBN 978-3-7954-2831-0

On the 60th birthday:

• Kohlberger, Alexandra (ed.): KulturGeschichteN. Festschrift for Walter Pötzl on his 60th birthday. 2 volumes. Augsburg 1999. ISBN 3-925549-12-9

Web links

• Literature by and about Walter Pötzl in the catalog of the German National Library
• Publications by Walter Pötzl in the Opac der Regesta Imperii

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} The archives of Augsburger Allgemeine are still attractive . March 23, 2009.
2. ↑ Agora. Magazine of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. 2/2004 p. 33.
3. ↑ Prof. Dr. Walter Pötzl is celebrating his 70th birthday. Homeland and culture care has become part of his life.
4. ↑ Appointment reminder: Prime Minister Seehofer awards the Bavarian Order of Merit to 68 personalities / Seehofer: "The commitment of the medalists is of inestimable value for our community" (press release of the Bavarian State Government of July 6, 2009)