- Heinrich Maier
Heinrich Maier, DDr., born
February 16 1908 inGroßweikersdorf , was executed as the last victim onMarch 22 1945 ofHitler 's régime inVienna .He was a
Roman Catholic priest,pedagogue , philosopher and a member of theAustrian Resistance .Family
His father Heinrich Maier was a railway official in Austria. His mother Katharina was the daughter of a policemen. His sister was born in 1910 near
Gmünd . His sister was educated by his grandmother and his aunt inMoravia .He received strong financial support from his relative Gabriele Maier.Education
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Volksschule
*Gymnasium inSankt Pölten 1918-1923
*Gymnasium inLeoben 1923-1926
*University of Vienna 1926-1928
*Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum 1928-1930
*University of Viennatudentenverbindung
During his time as an active student he became a member of the K.Ö.St.V. Nibelungia im ÖCV.
couting
Heinrich Maier was chaplain of a
Scout group of the "Österreichisches Pfadfinderkorps St.Georg", the Catholic Austrian Scout association between 1926 and 1938 in Austria, in Vienna.Other Youth groups
He was also a chaplain of the altar boys and the "Präses" of the Marianischen Kinderkongregation, a youth group of the
Christian life community .Last words
His last words were "Live Christus,the king! Live Austria!" "(Es lebe Christus, der König! Es lebe Österreich!) "
Memorials
*1945 Memorial Grave ("
Ehrengrab ") in Vienna ("Friedhof in Neustift am Walde")
*1949 A street in Vienna is named "DDr. Heinrich Maier Straße" (DDr.Heinrich Maier Street)
*1988 Commemorative plaque in front of the church Saint Leopold in Vienna
*1995 Heinrich Maier Oratorium composed by Gerald SpitznerExternal links
* [http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/m/maier_h.shtml BBKL-Lexicon]
* [http://www.doew.at/ Documentation Archive of Austrian Resistance (DÖW)]
* [http://www.doew.at:80/php/gestapo/index.php?c=detail&I=de&id=6953 DÖW-Heinrich Maier]
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