Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950

The Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (OBL), Austrian Biographical Dictionary 1815-1950, is a dictionary of biographical entries for individuals who have contributed to the History of Austria, published by the Austrian Academy of Sciences issued. It currently comprises 12 volumes (60 deliveries) with a total of more than 16,000 biographies and is followed by the Biographische Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich (Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire), which deals with the period between 1750 and 1850.

Published Volumes

• Volume 1 (Aarau Friedrich–Gläser Franz), 1957 (reprinted without changes 1993). ISBN 3-7001-1327-7
• Volume 2 (Glaessner Arthur–Hübl Harald H.), 1959 (reprinted without changes 1993). ISBN 3-7001-1328-5
• Volume 3 (Hübl Heinrich–Knoller Richard), 1965 (reprinted without changes 1993). ISBN 3-7001-1329-3
• Volume 4 (Knolz Joseph J.–Lange Wilhelm), 1969 (reprinted without changes 1993). ISBN 3-7001-2145-8
• Volume 5 (Lange v. Burgenkron Emil–[Maier] Simon Martin), 1972 (reprinted without changes 1993). ISBN 3-7001-2146-6
• Volume 6 ([Maier] Stefan–Musger August), 1975. ISBN 3-7001-1332-3
• Volume 7 (Musić August–Petra-Petrescu Nicolae), 1978. ISBN 3-7001-2142-3
• Volume 8 (Petračić Franjo–Ražun Matej), 1983. ISBN 3-7001-0615-7
• Volume 9 (Rázus Martin–Savić Šarko), 1988. ISBN 3-7001-1483-4
• Volume 10 (Saviňek Slavko–Schobert Ernst), 1994 (2. unveränderte Auflage 1999). ISBN 3-7001-2186-5
• Volume 11 (Schoblik Friedrich–[Schwarz] Ludwig Franz), 1999. ISBN 3-7001-2803-7
• Volume 12 ([Schwarz] Marie–Spannagel Rudolf), 2005. ISBN 3-7001-3580-7

The 59th and 60th deliveries were published in 2007 and 2008 (Spanner Anton Carl–Staudigl Oskar in the 59th delivery, Staudigl Oskar–Stich Ignaz in the 60th delivery).

References

• "120.000 Biographien im Internet". Science ORT. 26 November 2009. http://science.orf.at/stories/1632803/. Retrieved 9 February 2010. 
• ""Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon" online abrufbar" (in German). Der Standard. 10 February 2005. http://derstandard.at/1937370. Retrieved 9 February 2010. 

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

External links

• ÖBL
• ÖBL online (registration required)