Werner Kunzenmann

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Werner Kunzenmann (born September 22, 1920 in Innsbruck ; † September 19, 2012 in Innsbruck ) was an Austrian publisher , publicist and deacon . From 1974 to 1981 he headed the Tyrolia Verlag in Innsbruck.

Life

Kunzenmann was drafted into the Wehrmacht after graduating from high school . He remained in US captivity until 1946 . He then studied philosophy at the University of Innsbruck ; In 1952, he was "The Awakening and the development of the religious consciousness" to Dr. phil. PhD.

As early as 1948 he joined the advertising department of the Catholic weekly newspaper Der Volksbote in Innsbruck, which was published again in 1946 and has now spread throughout Austria. Kunzenmann was editor-in-chief at Tyrolia Verlag in Innsbruck ; In 1969 he became deputy and from 1974 to 1981 he was the publishing director under the general director Georg Schiemer . In 1976 he was appointed to the board of directors of the publishing house Tyrolia Gesellschaft mbH, which had resided in Exlgasse since 1969.

In 1971 he was ordained one of the first deacons of the Innsbruck diocese . After leaving Tyrolia, he studied theology ; In 1984 his diploma thesis in Innsbruck was published: "The Permanent Diaconate in Austria". From 1984 to 1992 he headed the editing and administration of the Sunday newspaper for the Diocese of Innsbruck Church . In 1993 he founded the diocesan book publisher Kirche. Seventeen works were published in this, including a documentary about the provicer Carl Lampert .

He was a member of the board of the Austrian National Institute and reserve officer of the second armed forces , most recently in the rank of lieutenant colonel in the reserve. He published u. a. military policy and civic contributions.

Kunzenmann was married and the father of seven children.

Awards

Fonts (selection)

  • (Ed.): Tyrol. Heritage and Mission. For the commemorative year 1959 . Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck u. a. 1959. (Katholikentag-Festschrift)
  • (Ed.): In the foreign service. Pocket book for seasonal workers in the hotel and restaurant industry . Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck u. a. 1960.
  • (Ed.): Austria, my fatherland. A paperback for young citizens . Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck u. a. 1964.
  • (Ed.): Soldiers Pocket Book. Introduction to Austrian military service. A tool for training, teaching and use. With a civic, military and ethical part . 14th edition, Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck u. a. 1979, ISBN 3-7022-1309-0 . (First published in 1957)
  • Czestochowa. Jasna Góra Cze̜stochowa. The pilgrimage to the Black Madonna on the Hellen Berge . Veritas-Verlag, Linz u. a. 1983, ISBN 3-85329-365-4 .
  • (Red.): Petrus Canisius. He moved the continent . Edited by the Diocese of Innsbruck , Parish Petrus Canisius , Innsbruck 1994, ISBN 3-9014-5051-8 .
  • (Red.): Judenstein. The end of a legend. Documentation . Edited by the Diocese of Innsbruck, Church editorial office, Innsbruck 1995, ISBN 3-9014-5052-6 .
  • (Red.): Witness in merciless times. Provikar Dr. Carl Lampert. Documentation . Edited by the diocese of Feldkirch , Verlag Kirche, Innsbruck 1999, ISBN 3-9014-5058-4 .

literature

  • Memento Mori . In: Korrespondenzblatt des Canisianum 145 (WS 2012/13) 2, p. 68 f.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fought for the good . In: Tiroler Tageszeitung , No. 268, September 26, 2012, p. 14.
personal data
SURNAME Kunzenmann, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian publisher, journalist and deacon
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH innsbruck
DATE OF DEATH 19th September 2012
Place of death innsbruck