Haspinger, Joachim Johann Simon#

b. St. Martin im Gsieser Tal (South Tyrol), Oct. 28, 1776, d. Salzburg, Jan. 12, 1858, 1802 freedom fighter. 1796/1797 and 1805 fought against French occupation, in 1809 one of the leaders of Tyrol's Fight for Freedom (Battles of Bergisel, Sachsenklemme Aug. 4), persuaded A. Hofer to continue resistance, in 1810 fled to Vienna via Switzerland and Italy. 1811 secular priest and until 1836 pastoral worker in various parts of Lower Austria, in 1848 field chaplain for Tyrolean students in Italy, later lived in Salzburg.

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