Wendelin Boeheim

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Wendelin Böheim
(approx. 1890)

Wendelin Boeheim (also Böheim) (born September 17, 1832 in Wiener Neustadt , † November 1, 1900 in Vienna ) was an Austrian officer in the Austro-Hungarian army , weapons historian and museum employee.

Life

Boeheim attended the sculpture school of the Vienna Academy and then served as a pioneer officer. From 1859 to 1865 he was a professor at the Theresian Military Academy . In 1878 he became the custodian of the imperial weapons collection and helped found the Art History Museum and the Army History Museum in Vienna .

Böheim was one of the first to take a scientific look at historical weapons. In 1897 he founded today's trade journal Waffen- und Costumekunde as a journal for historical weapons science .

His handbook of weapons science appeared in 1890 and is considered a standard scientific work in the field of medieval weapons science. Less known are his publications, which deal with medieval fashion and biographies. Including his descriptions of flea fur . Further publications appeared in the yearbook of the art history collections of the Most High Imperial House .

In 1961, Böheimgasse in Vienna- Liesing (23rd district) was named after him.

Fonts

  • Handbook of Armory. The weapon system in its historical development from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century (= Seemanns Kunstgewerbliche Handbücher. Vol. 7, ZDB -ID 53757-3 ). Seemann, Leipzig 1890. Digitized and full text in the German Text Archive (several reprints, e.g. Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 3-201-00257-7 ).
  • The stuff books of the emperor Maximilian I. In: Year book of the art historical collections of the very highest imperial house. 13 Vol., 1892, ISSN  0258-5596 , pp. 94-201, online .
  • Master of armouring from the XIV. To the XVIII. Century. A contribution to the history of art and handicrafts. Moser, Berlin 1897.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wendelin Boeheim: Philippine Welser. A description of her life and her character. Ferdinandum Museum, Innsbruck 1894.

literature

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Boeheim, Wendelin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boheim, Wendelin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian officer and weapons historian
DATE OF BIRTH September 17, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiener Neustadt
DATE OF DEATH November 1, 1900
Place of death Vienna