Ludwig Aurbacher (26 August 1784 – 25 May 1847) was a German teacher and writer. He became famous for his stories about
The Seven Swabians.
Biography
He was born in
Türkheim
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,
Bavaria
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, the son of a poor nailsmith. He wanted to become a Catholic clergyman. He attended the school in
Landsberg am Lech
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and was a choirboy for one year. In 1795 he attended the Benedictine seminary in Munich, where he graduated from high school. After that he entered the
Ottobeuren Abbey as a novice in 1801. After the dissolution of this abbey, he went to the abbey in Wiblingen, a district of
Ulm. In 1803 he left the Benedictine order. From 1804 to 1808 he was a tutor for the chancellor von Weckbecker in Ottobeuren and from 1809 to 1834 professor of German and Aesthetics at the Kadettencorps in Munich.
Stemplinger, Eduard, ''Aurbacher, Ludwig'' in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 1 (1953), p. 456 (online version)
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The work of Aurbacher covers a wide range. From pedagogy, psychology, philology and religion to poetry. He became famous for his ''Ein Volksbüchlein'', a treasure chest of Swabian folk poetry.
In his birthplace Türkheim in the Allgäu, a special room in the ''Sieben-Schwaben-Museum'' (Museum of the Seven Swabians) is reminiscent of the author. The Ludwig-Aurbacher-Mittelschule and the Ludwig-Aurbacher-Straße are named after him.
Selected works
* ''Ein Volksbüchlein. Die Geschichte des ewigen Juden, die Abenteuer der sieben Schwaben, nebst vielen andern erbaulichen und ergötzlichen Historien''. 1. Band. München, 1835
* ''Ein Volksbüchlein. Enthaltend die Legende von St. Christoph, die Wanderungen des Spiegelschwaben, nebst vielen andern erbaulichen und ergötzlichen Historien'' . 2. Band. München, 1832
* ''Schriftproben in oberschwäbischer Mundart''. München, 1841
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References
* Aurbacher Source: ''Ludwig Aurbacher'' on Alemannic Wikipedia
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1784 births
1847 deaths
Writers from the Kingdom of Bavaria
19th-century German male writers
19th-century German writers