Beda František Dudík (29 January 1815,

Kojetín Kojetín () is a town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,700 inhabitants. Administrative division Kojetín consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Koje ...

– 18 January 1890,

Rajhrad Rajhrad () is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,100 inhabitants. Geography Rajhrad is located about south of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The town is situated on the ...

) was a historian and

Benedictine The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. Initiated in 529, th ...

monk in the Rajhrad Monastery.

Life

After studying at the philosophical school at

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

he attended the

University of Olomouc A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

. In 1836 he entered the Benedictine Order and in 1840 was ordained priest at

. Then until 1854 he taught first the classical languages and then history at the gymnasium of Brünn. In 1855 he became ''

Privatdozent ''Privatdozent'' (for men) or ''Privatdozentin'' (for women), abbreviated PD, P.D. or Priv.-Doz., is an academic title conferred at some European universities, especially in German-speaking countries, to someone who holds certain formal qualifi ...

'' for historical research at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

; in 1859 he was appointed historiographer of Moravia, and in 1865 was made a member of the Academy of Sciences of Vienna. For purposes of historical research he went in 1851 to Sweden, in 1852 to Rome, in 1870 to France, Belgium, and Holland, in 1874 to Russia, a country which he later repeatedly visited. Between the years 1853 and 1859 he established at Vienna the main historical library of the

Teutonic Order The Teutonic Order is a religious order (Catholic), Catholic religious institution founded as a military order (religious society), military society in Acre, Israel, Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Sa ...

Works

Dudík was a prolific writer; his works have a lasting value on account of the sources from which he drew. His chief works in chronological order are: *"Geschichte des Benediktinerstiftes Raigern" (2 vols., Brünn, 1849; 2nd ed., Vienna, 1868); *"Mährens Geschichts-quellen" (Brünn, 1850); *"Forschungen in Schweden für Mährens Geschichte" (Brünn, 1852); *"Iter Romanum" (2 vols., Vienna, 1855); *"Des Herzogtums Troppau ehemalige Stellung zur Markgrafschaft Mähren" (Vienna, 1857); *"Waldsteins Korrespondenz" (Vienna, 1865–66); *"Waldstein von seiner Enthebung bis zur abermaligen Übernahme des Armeekommandos" (Vienna, 1858); *"Des hohen Deutschen Ritterordens Münzsammlung in Wien" (Vienna, 1858, a special edition with 32 copper plates); *"Kleinodien des Deutschen Ritterordens" (Vienna, 1866); *"Archive im Königreich Galizien und Lodomerien" (Vienna, 1867); *"Erinnerungen aus dem Feldzug in Italien 1866" (Vienna, 1867); *"Preussen in Mähren im Jahre 1742" (Vienna, 1869); *"Schweden in Böhmen und Mähren 1640-1660" (Vienna, 1879); *"Geschichtliche Entwickelung dor Buchdruckerkunst in Mähren von 1486 bis 1621" (Brünn, 1879). Dudík's most important publication is: "Mährens allgemeine Geschichte" (12 vols., Brünn, 1860–89); it treats the history of Moravia up to 1350. Volumes VIII-X, which give an account of Moravia during the period of the Przemyslian dynasty, have been translated into Czech. He also published several papers in the transactions of the Academy of Sciences; in vol. LIV appeared: "Korrespondenz Ferdinands II. mit seinen Beichtvätern Becanus and Lamormain".

References

*''Revue benedictine'', VII, 179.

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dudik, Beda Franciscus 1815 births 1890 deaths People from Kojetín Czech Benedictines 19th-century Czech historians Palacký University Olomouc alumni