Bedel

A beadle ( servant, messenger, janitor or constable ) is an organizational assistant for public institutions (courts, schools and especially at universities ).

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Functions and tasks

In the Middle Ages and the early modern period the members of a university were not under local institutions, but had their own jurisdiction. The beadle had it held the executive. He was bailiff, responsible for the organization and compliance with the university laws. He brought to unbotsame students charges against the principal and was responsible for the execution of academic penalties. So included the detention room to his area of ​​responsibility. Usually, the porter was also responsible for the organization of academic funerals.

For the students, the beadles were unwelcome watchdogs, pests that blighted so many fun. The usual nickname for the beadle was "Poodle ".

The office of beadle was connected to the 16th century with a certain prestige, but then lost increasingly in reputation and is now only in name exists. The professional title, there are few today - but with gewandeltem activity profile.

In Ingolstadt, the medieval Pedellhaus home to a local museum. As a patron of the beadles Lucia is considered by Syracuse.

Known beadles have included Wilhelm Eder, George Edwards, Louis Elsevier, Matthys Elsevier, Johann Friedrich Payer and Jacob Schmid.