Ludwig Wahrmund (German pronunciation: [ˈluːdvɪç ˈvaːɐ̯mʊnd]; 21 August 1860 – 10 September 1932) was an Austrian professor of Canon Law at the University of Innsbruck.[1]

Ludwig was the son of Adolf Wahrmund, a noted anti-semite. However, Ludwig rose to prominence from a lecture he gave on 18 January 1908 in Innsbruck Town Hall entitled Catholic Weltanschauung and Free Science. The lecture was repeated in Salzburg and published as a pamphlet.[2] Ludwig's criticism of the Catholic Church and their attempt to control education gave rise to the "Wahrmund Affair", which led to his removal from his professorial chair in Innsbruck.

References

  1. ↑ Wank, Saloman (2009). In the Twilight of Empire: Count Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal (1854–1912). Vienna: Böhlau Verlag.
  2. ↑ Geehr, Richard S. (1990). Karl Lueger: Mayor of Fin de Siècle Vienna. Wayne State University Press.


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