Steinberger, Josef#
b. Aichdorf (municipality of Fohnsdorf, Styria), March 2, 1874, d. Graz (Styria), March 7, 1961, priest, adult education teacher and politician (Christian Socialist); 1919/1920 member of the provincial government of Styria, 1919-1923 member of the Landtag of Styria, 1920-1938 and 1945-1950 head of the provincial adult education office ("Landesstelle fuer das baeuerliche Fort- und Volksbildungswesen"), which he had founded in Sankt Martin near Graz and out of which he developed a centre for adult education ("Volksbildungsheim") according to a Scandinavian model. His "System S." gained international recognition.
Literature#
C. Woelfl, Die paedagog. Ideen im Werk J. S., doctoral thesis, Graz 1967; F. M. Kapfhammer, J. S., der Gruender von St. Martin, 1970; G. Sackmaier, J. S. als Politiker und Bauernfuehrer, doctoral thesis, Graz 1971.