Joseph Kenner

Joseph Kenner ( * June 24, 1794 in Vienna, † 20 January 1868 in Bad Ischl ) was an kk Official, artist, poet, district captain of Freistadt and district in Bad Ischl.

Kenner grew up as an orphan (or child of an unknown father ) with his mother (born Harl, 1767-1844 ) in Linz in the family von Spaun environment and attended by 1805 to 1811 the Seminary of the pin Kremsmuenster, where among other things he Franz of Schober and Franz von Schlechta met. Then he came to the Vienna City Seminary, where he met the composer Franz Schubert, who set to music several poems by him.

Before 1816 Kenner was a student of law and political science, he then joined as an intern in the county and tax office Linz, where he was in 1822 promoted to the Magistrate and in 1843 again. Finally, he was still as 1850-54 district captain of Freistadt and thereafter until 1857 as a district director ( Statthaltereirat ) at Ischl.

It was important connoisseur use for the coin collection of the Upper Austrian Musealverein association. Close friendship expert concluded not only with the Linzer Schubert friends but also with Moritz von Schwind, who highly appreciated him in his own profession, and a cycle of illustrations for connoisseur shower or martyr ballad contributed The Liedler.

About Schubert and his environment, experts expressed in 1858 against Ferdinand Luib in precisely formulated memories.

Connoisseur sons Anton and Frederick clothed later also hold important positions in Austrian art and intellectual life as well as at the Austrian Academy of Sciences.