Vierthaler, Franz Michael#
Vierthaler, Franz Michael, b. Mauerkirchen (Upper Austria), Sept. 25, 1758, d. Vienna, Oct. 3, 1827, prominent representative of education in the spirit of Enlightenment, author of school books, writer. 1783-1787 teacher at the Virgilianum ( Knights' Academies), 1790-1803 director of the recently founded teacher training institution and official of the school commission in Salzburg, 1803 schools inspector in Salzburg province, 1804-1806 orphanage director in Salzburg and 1806-1827 in Vienna. V.'s work was influential throughout Austria and Bavaria.
Works#
Philosoph. Geschichte der Menschen und Voelker, 7 vols., 1787-1819; Geist der Sokratik, 21798; Geschichte des Schulwesens und der Kultur in Salzburg, 1804; Elemente der Methodik und Paedagogik, 51810.Literature#
F. M. V., Festschrift, 1958; W. Beranek, Die psycholog. und bildungstheoret. Grundlagen der Didaktik V., doctoral thesis, Vienna 1970.