Becker, Anton#
b. Budkov, Czech Republic (then Budkau), Nov. 8, 1868, d. Vienna, Jan. 7, 1955, geographer, trainer of teachers. 1913-1922 school inspector for the provinces of Vienna and Lower Austria, 1930-1955 president of the Lower Austrian Society for Regional Studies; had a significant influence upon the methodology of geography teaching; his regional studies feature mainly Lower Austria.
Works#
Studien zur Heimatkunde von NOe., 1910; Heimatkunde von NOe., 1921 ff.; Ausgewaehlte Schriften, 1948.