Huebmer, Georg#
Huebmer, Georg, b. Gosau (Upper Austria), April 11, 1755, d. Nasswald (Lower Austria), March 20, 1833, logging master and social reformer. H. constructed the logging system in the Rax-Schneeberg area. The wood was transported via the Wiener Neustaedter canal to Vienna. popularly known as "King of the Rax". He endeavoured to improve the social conditions of the Protestant woodmen in the Nasswald area and was instrumental in the creation of a Protestant parish at Nasswald.
Literature#
O. Moertl, Evangelische Holzknechte vom Oetscher bis zur Rax, 1992; OeBL; NDB.