Anton Schlossar (27 June 1849 – 1 August 1942) was an Austrian librarian and writer, in particular writing about the Austrian state of

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Life

Schlossar was born in Troppau in

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(now

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in the Czech Republic), son of a tax official. The family moved to Kronstadt (now

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in Romania) where he was educated, and in 1867 to

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, where he studied law, receiving his degree in 1873. From 1871 he was in court service in Graz,

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and

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."Schlossar, Anton"
''Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon online''. Retrieved 22 January 2023."Schlossar, Anton (1849-1942), Fachschriftsteller und Bibliothekar"
''Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon''. Retrieved 22 January 2023.University of Graz

''Literatur- und Theatersoziologie''. Retrieved 24 January 2023. He did not like working in court, and in 1875 he became an

amanuensis An amanuensis ( ) ( ) or scribe is a person employed to write or type what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. It may also be a person who signs a document on behalf of another under the latter's authority. In some aca ...

, or secretary, at the

University of Graz Library The University of Graz Library () in Graz, Austria is the largest scientific and public library in Styria and the third largest in Austria. It holds the right of legal deposit. It is part of the University of Graz and consists of the main library ...

. From 1881 he was a scriptor, and from 1904 to 1910 he was a director of the library.

Literary works

Schlossar was interested in the culture and history of

, and was particularly interested in Styria at the time of

Archduke John of Austria Archduke John of Austria (, ; (or simply ''Nadvojvoda Janez''); 20 January 1782 – 11 May 1859), a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, was an Austrian field marshal and imperial regent (''Reichsverweser'') of the short-lived German Emp ...

(1782–1859). Works include ''Erzherzog Johann von Oesterreich und sein Einfluß auf das Culturleben der Steiermark'' ("Archduke John and his influence of the cultural life of Styria") (1878), for which he received the ''Goldene Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft'', and ''Oesterreichische Cultur- und Literaturbilder mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Steiermark.'' ("Sketches of Austrian culture and life, with particular regard to Styria") (1879). He travelled in the area to collect folk songs, preserving the local dialect of the songs in his publications, though less interested in the melodies. He contributed to magazines such as '' Das literarische Echo'' in Stuttgart and ''Bühne und Welt'' in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schlossar, Anton 1849 births 1942 deaths Writers from Opava 19th-century Austrian writers Austrian librarians Writers from Austria-Hungary