Hieronymus Pez (24 February 1685 – 14 October 1762) was an Austrian
Benedictine
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, foun ...
librarian and historian.
Pez was born at
Ybbs
Ybbs () is a river in Lower Austria. Its drainage basin is .
Its source is located on the Zellerrain Pass near Mariazell. In the beginning, the river is called , then onwards from the border between Lower Austria and Styria up to Lunz am See it i ...
. In 1703 he entered the
novitiate at
Melk Abbey
Melk Abbey (german: Stift Melk) is a Benedictine abbey above the town of Melk, Lower Austria, Austria, on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube river, adjoining the Wachau valley. The abbey contains the tomb of Saint Coloman of Stockerau and the ...
, and was
ordained
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in 1711. He became assistant to his brother
Bernhard Pez
Bernhard Pez (22 February 1683, at Ybbs near Melk – 27 March 1735, at Melk, Lower Austria) was an Austrian Benedictine historian and librarian.
Life
He studied at Vienna and Krems, and in 1699 entered Melk Abbey. Having studied the classic ...
, after whose death he became librarian. He remained at Melk until his own death.
Hieronymus Pez was also member of the first
learned society
A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership m ...
in Habsburg Monarchy, the
Societas eruditorum incognitorum in terris Austriacis
Societas eruditorum incognitorum in terris Austriacis ( en, The Society of Anonymous Scholars in the Austrian Lands) was the first learned society in the lands under control of Austrian Habsburgs. It was established, formally, in 1746 at the unive ...
, which was publishing the first scientific journal of the monarchy, to which Pez was also contributing.
Works
His principal works are:
*"Scriptores rerum Austriacarum", 1721–45, in three volumes, a collection of over one hundred sources for Austrian history;
*"Acta S. Colomanni" (1713);
*"History of St. Leopold" (1746).
See also
References
;Attribution
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1685 births
1762 deaths
Austrian Benedictines
18th-century Austrian historians
18th-century Austrian Roman Catholic priests
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