Wilhelm von Janko
Wilhelm Edler von Janko (born December 5, 1835 in Mantua , † April 2, 1911 in Vienna ) was an Austrian officer , archivist and historian .
Janko joined the Austrian army and participated in the wars against Italy in 1859 , in the German-Danish War in Schleswig-Holstein in 1864 and in the German War of 1866 in Bohemia. In Schleswig-Holstein he was active in the general staff. Then he went to the Imperial and Royal War Archives in Vienna . There he found employment as an official . In 1883 he was a captain in the retirement staggered. Among other things, he was also a collaborator at the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB).
Works (selection)
- Wallenstein: a character image in the sense of recent historical research on the basis of the sources given , Braumüller, Vienna 1867.
- Laudon's life: According to original acts of the kk house, court, state and War archive, correspondence, etc. Sources written , Gerold, Vienna 1969.
- Lazarus Freiherr von Schwendi, Supreme Captain and Councilor of Emperor Maximilian II , Braumüller, Vienna 1871.
- Rudolf von Habsburg and the Battle of Dürnkrut am Marchfeld , Braumüller, Vienna 1878.
- Fable and history, a collection of historical errors and forgeries , Gerold, Vienna 1880.
literature
- Janko, Wilhelm Edler from . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 18, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 476.
- Peter Broucek , Kurt Peball : History of the Austrian military historiography. Böhlau, 2000. pp. 421 f.
Web links
Wikisource: Wilhelm Edler von Janko - Sources and full texts
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Janko, Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Janko, Wilhelm Edler from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian historian and archivist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mantua |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1911 |
| Place of death | Vienna |