Teufelsbauer, Leopold#
b. Kleinriedenthal (municipality of Retz, Lower Austria), July 31, 1886, d. Herrnbaumgarten (Lower Austria), April 20, 1946, adult educator, priest. 1929-1938 director of the first state-run adult education centre for the rural population "Baeuerliches Volksbildungsheim" in Hubertendorf (Lower Austria), which aimed at teaching people to cope with every day problems, at fostering community spirit and character development. In this function he exercised considerable influence on international goals of education work in rural environment ("Hubertendorf Principles") as well as on recruiting rural community interest groups in Austria.
Literature#
R. Szerelmes, L. T. und das Baeuerl. Volksbildungsheim Hubertendorf 1929-1938, 1982.