Ludwig Aurbacher (26 August 1784 – 25 May 1847) was a German teacher and writer. He became famous for his stories about

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Biography

He was born in

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, the son of a poor nailsmith. He wanted to become a Catholic clergyman. He attended the school in

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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

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as a novice in 1801. After the dissolution of this abbey, he went to the abbey in Wiblingen, a district of

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. 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)
/ref> 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

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, 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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Aurbacher, Ludwig 1784 births 1847 deaths People from the Kingdom of Bavaria Writers from Bavaria 19th-century male writers