Wilhelm Neumann (historian)

Wilhelm Neumann (born June 24, 1915 in St. Johann im Pongau ; † March 19, 2009 in Villach ) was an Austrian historian with a focus on Carinthian regional history .

Life

Wilhelm Neumann had a doctorate in history. Having returned home after being a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union in 1947, he was denied a university career due to his earlier membership of the National Socialist SA . He first worked as a secondary school teacher . From 1955 to 1980 he ran the museum of the city of Villach on an honorary basis and founded the museum yearbook. From 1968 to 1990 he was director of the Carinthian regional archive . He was also editor of the regional historical journal Carinthia I from 1971 to 1990 . Neumann wrote around 280 articles and twelve books, including collections of articles.

Honors (selection)

1985: Great Golden Decoration of Honor from the State of Carinthia
1987: Honorary member of the History Association for Carinthia
2005: Great Culture Prize of the State of Carinthia for Science

Fonts

Monographs and edited volumes

Michael Gothard Christalnick. Carinthia's contribution to the history of humanism . Klagenfurt 1956 (2nd edition 1999)
Defensive struggle and referendum in Carinthia 1918–1920. Legends and facts . Klagenfurt 1970 (2nd edition 1985, 3rd edition 1997)
Building blocks for the history of Carinthia . Klagenfurt 1985 (2nd edition 1994)
New building blocks for the history of Carinthia . Klagenfurt 1995.
Building blocks for the history of Carinthia - late harvest . Klagenfurt 2005.

Autobiographical

My path as a regional historian and archivist. In: Carinthia I. 194th vol., 2004, pp. 47-60.
Memories of war and captivity 1939–1947. In: Carinthia I. 199th vol., 2009, pp. 607-639.

literature

Alfred Ogris: Laudation for Councilor Dr. Wilhelm Neumann - honorary member of the History Association for Carinthia. In: Carinthia I. Vol. 177, 1987, pp. 501-503.
Wilhelm Wadl: Culture Prize of the State of Carinthia 2005 for Wilhelm Neumann. In: Carinthia I. 196th vol., 2006, pp. 649-652.

Web links

Literature by and about Wilhelm Neumann in the catalog of the German National Library

Remarks

^ ORF Carinthia March 20, 2009
↑ Book completed: Historian died at the breakfast table. ( Memento from March 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) In: Kleine Zeitung. March 23, 2009.

personal data
SURNAME	Neumann, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian historian
DATE OF BIRTH	June 24, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Johann im Pongau
DATE OF DEATH	March 19, 2009
Place of death	Villach

[1] ORF Carinthia March 20, 2009

[2] Book completed: Historian died at the breakfast table. ( Memento from March 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) In: Kleine Zeitung. March 23, 2009.