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Sebastian Dachauer

1778–1863

A Bavarian theologian and local historian, he wrote with a close eye for place, memory, and everyday life. His surviving work offers a glimpse of 19th-century Upper Bavaria through the voice of someone deeply rooted in it.

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Einfache Erzählung von dem schrecklichen Absturze des Schrofenberges und der dadurch erfolgten Verwüstung bei Brannenburg im August 1851 Zum Beßten der Verunglückten

Einfache Erzählung von dem schrecklichen Absturze des Schrofenberges und der dadurch erfolgten Verwüstung bei Brannenburg im August 1851 Zum Beßten der Verunglückten

by Sebastian Dachauer

About the author

Born in Neunburg vorm Wald on August 19, 1778, he was baptized Wolfgang Dachauer. He later entered the Augustinian order in Munich and took the name Sebastian, before going on to work as a Catholic clergyman and teacher in Bavaria.

He is remembered as a theologian and an Upper Bavarian local historian. His writings are tied especially to Brannenburg and the surrounding region, where he documented local events and places with the practical, observant tone of someone writing from within the community.

Dachauer died in Fischbach am Inn on February 24, 1863. Some of his work and manuscript legacy survived through historical collections, which is why readers can still encounter him today as both a religious writer and a careful recorder of regional history.