Willibald Krieger

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Willibald Krieger SJ (also Wilibald Krieger or Willibaldus Krieger ; born February 11, 1685 in Deggendorf , Germany , † March 1, 1769 in Graz , Austria ) was a German Jesuit, theologian , philosopher and physicist .

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Willibald Krieger joined the Society of Jesuits in 1702 at the age of 17 and was accepted into the Austrian Order Province .

He was a doctor of philosophy and theology and taught at the universities of Graz and Vienna . First he taught ethics in Graz . In 1715/1716 he was professor of logic at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Vienna .

From 1722 to 1724 he was professor of ethics and philosophy at the University of Graz . There Ludwig Debiel defended his dissertation Metamorphoses Styriae , which appeared in 1722. Krieger also dealt with other issues. In addition to Anton Vanossi (1688–1757) and Peter Halley (1707–1789), he took up the ideas of Francesco Lana Terzi on airship travel and in 1723 published the work Rudimenta physica, De Sono. Ex variis Autoribus praecipue P. de Lanis collecta .

In 1728, Willibald Krieger was dean of the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Vienna and thus alongside Augustin Ristl (theology), Franz Adam Pfann (law) and Johann Adam von Mannenbach (medicine) dean of one of the four classical faculties.

From 1736 to 1740 Krieger was Provincial of the Austrian Jesuits.

In Graz he was Regens des Konvikt twice and from 1740 to 1743 and from 1750 to 1754 rector of the university. From 1750 he was the superior and teacher of Michael Denis , whom he accompanied on a trip to the Geyrach Charterhouse in 1757 . Denis thought Krieger was the most worthy Jesuit he has ever seen .

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  1. ↑ In some sources the place of death Vienna is given, e.g. B. in the annual report of the 1st State High School in Graz. Graz 1871. P. 72 ( digitized version ) and in Erich Keyser , Heinz Stoob (ed.): Bayerisches Städtebuch. Urban History Handbook. Volume 2. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 978-3-17-210181-2 , p. 137.

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  1. ↑ Erich Keyser , Heinz Stoob (Ed.): Bavarian City Book. Urban History Handbook. Volume 2. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 978-3-17-210181-2 , p. 137.
  2. ↑ a b Annual report of the 1st State High School in Graz. Graz 1871. p. 72 ( digitized version ).
  3. ^ Kurt Mühlberger (Ed.): The register of the University of Vienna. VII. Volume: 1715 / 16-1745 / 46. Böhlau, Vienna 2011, p. XVIII ( online , PDF; 4.4 MB).
  4. ↑ Nora Pärr: Maximilian Hell and his scientific environment in Vienna in the 18th century. Dissertation. University of Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-88309-490-8 , p. 40 and p. 155 .
  5. ↑ Johann Basilius Küchelbecker: The very latest news from the Roman Imperial Court. Förster, Hannover 1730, p. 663 ( digitized version ).
  6. ↑ George Michael Pachtler : Ratio studiorum et institutiones scholasticae Society of Jesus. Volume 1: From anno 1541 ad annum 1599. Hoffmann and Campe, Berlin 1887, p. XVIII ( archive.org ).
  7. ↑ Albert Johann Polsterer: Graez and his surroundings. Historically, topographically and statistically represented. Damian and Sorge, Graz 1827, p. 211 ( digitized version ).
  8. ^ Franz Krones von Marchland : History of the Karl-Franzens University in Graz. Graz 1886, p. 577 ( archive.org ).
  9. ^ Paul Hofmann von Wellenhof : Michael Denis. A contribution to the German-Austrian literary history of the XVIII. Century. Wagner, Innsbruck 1881, p. 24 , p. 27 , p. 21 .
  10. ↑ Michael Denis. In: Johann Georg Müller (Ed.): Confessions of Strange Men about themselves. Volume 5. Steiner, Winterthur 1802, pp. 1–150, here p. 65 ( digitized version ).
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SURNAME Warrior, Willibald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Warrior, Willibaldus; Warrior, Wilibald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Jesuit, theologian, philosopher and physicist
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1685
PLACE OF BIRTH Deggendorf , Germany
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 1769
Place of death Graz , Austria