Theodor Anton Ippen Explained

Theodor Anton Max Ippen
Birth Date:29 November 1861
Birth Place:Sezemice, Austrian Empire
Death Place:Vienna, Austria
Nationality:Austria-Hungary
Alma Mater:Oriental languages and economics at the Oriental Academy in Vienna
Occupation:diplomat
Employer:Foreign Ministry of Austria-Hungary

Theodor Anton Max Ippen (November 29, 1861 – January 31, 1935) was an Albanologist and diplomat from Austria-Hungary. Ippen belonged to the group of Albanologists who published their works on Albania through the state-financed institutes of Austria-Hungary in order to create the Albanian national consciousness which he believed would be beneficial for Dual Monarchy. Ippen supported the establishment of an independent nation-state of Albanians. He served as diplomat in Shkoder, Pljevlja, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Athens and London where he advised ambassador of Austria-Hungary during London Conference which ended with signing of the London treaty and a decision to establish the Principality of Albania reached on 29 July 1913. During the period between 1921 and 1927, he was a member of the International Danube Commission.

Early life

Ippen was born on 29 November 1861 to a family of baptized Jews in Sezemice.[1]

Diplomatic career

Ippen studied the oriental languages and economics at the Oriental Academy in Vienna. He started his career of diplomat serving at the consulate of Austria-Hungary in Ottoman held Shkodër in Albania between 1884 and 1887.[2] At the end of 1887 he was appointed as Austro-Hungarian diplomat in Pljevlja (vice-consul), Istanbul (1891—1893) and Jerusalem (1893—1895), Istanbul (1895—1897), and again in Shkodër (1897—1904).[3]

In the period from 1905 to 1909 he continued his diplomatic career in Athens, Greece, and after 1909 in London, where he advised the ambassador of Austria-Hungary during the London Conference, which was intended to arbitrate between the combatants in the First Balkan War.[4] In 1912 Ippen prepared an ethnographic map of the Albanian-populated areas of Ottoman Empire, which was submitted by the Austro-Hungarian ambassador during the London Conference as a basis for the border negotiations.[5] After the London treaty has been signed the ambassadors of six Great Powers decided, in July 1913, to constitute a new state, Albania, as a hereditary principality. In period between 1921 and 1927 he was a member of the International Danube Commission.[6]

Albania

Ippen belonged to the group of Albanologists whose works were published through the state-financed institutes of Austria-Hungary. He participated in the writing and dissemination of the first history of Albania published in the Albanian language because he insisted that creating Albanian national consciousness would be beneficial for the Dual Monarchy. Ippen struggled for the establishment of an independent nation-state of Albanians.[7]

The group of Western scholars he belonged to played a significant role in the creation and dissemination of the myths of Albanian nationalism, i.e., the myth of a connection of Ali Pasha with the Islamic Bektashi Order, aimed to use Bektashism in creation of the 'Albanian identity' and an 'Albanian state'. Ippen and Nopcsa openly propagated their efforts in financing activities of Albanian nationalists, for example the translation and distribution of the works authored by Sami Frasheri.

In period between 1897 and 1903 he was a consul of Austria-Hungary in Scutari, then in the Ottoman Empire. In October 1897 Ippen traveled to central Albania and established contacts with important beys in Elbassan and Tirana.[8] Ippen had extensively visited the Catholic clans on the Ottoman-Montenegrin border and reported their problems caused by the Ottoman and Montenegrin authorities. To improve their conditions he asked for provisions of assistance, which were granted as from 1898 to 1903 corn was regularly distributed to the clans, which in turn became pro-Austrian.[9] Ippen distributed money to Albanian families, especially to Albanians from Hoti and Grudë clans who were populated near Montenegrin border and most exposed to Montenegrin influence.[10]

It was Ippen who asserted that Skanderbeg was buried within the fortifications of Lezhë. His opinion was based on the work of Barletius who wrote that Skanderbeg was buried in the Church of St. Nicholas, without explanation if the church's building was inside or outside the castle. Ippen assumed that such notable person like Skanderbeg would have been buried in the best place of the city, in its castle. He also speculated that the Ottomans transformed this church into a mosque.[11] According to Ippen's estimations around 20,000 Albanians fled parts of Ottoman Empire captured by Serbia during Serbian-Ottoman War (1877-1878).[12]

Ippen was one of the authors whose texts were published in the periodical Albania published by Faik Konitza in period 1897—1910.[13] Konitza assured Ippen that he and his friends believed that Albania should be in political and military union with Austria.[14]

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Books

Articles

Published in 'Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja u Bosni i Hercegovini', within series 'Zbirka povjesti' by Zemaljska štamparija [State's printing house] in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary:

Published in 'Die Kultur', Vienna, Austria-Hungary:

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ethnologia Balkanica . Prof. M. Drinov Academic Publishing House . 1998 . Theodor Anton Ippen (1861-1935) Ippen was born in 1861 in Sezemitz (Bohemia) and studied oriental languages and economics at the Oriental Academy in Vienna. In 1884 he began working as an employee at the consulate-general in.
  2. Book: Elsie , Robert . Robert Elsie. A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. I.B.Tauris. 2012. London. 978-1-780764-31-3.
  3. Book: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation . Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften . 2003–2011 . 978-3-7001-3213-4 . 40 .
  4. Book: Faik Konitza: selected correspondence . Centre for Albanian Studies . Faik Konica . Faik Konitza . 2000 . Destani, Bejtullah D. . 177 . Theodor A. Ippen (1861-1935) Austrian diplomat, based in Shkoder, was adviser to Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to London during the Ambassador's Conference in London in 1912-1913.. 9781873928189 .
  5. Web site: "SEINE SPOREN IM KOSOVO VERDIENEN..." Ein Altösterreicher als Albanienkenner: Alfred Ritter Rappaport v. Arbengau (1868-1946) . http://david.juden.at . January 4, 2013 . William D. Godsey, Jr. . 1912 erstellte er eine ethnographische Karte der albanischen Gebiete der Türkei, die der nach London zur Botschafterkonferenz u.a. zur Regelung der Frage der albanischen Unabhängigkeit entsandten Delegation als Grundlage dienen sollte. Im Übrigen war keine der diplomatischen Vertretungen in London so gut und so genau über die nationalen Verhältnisse Albaniens informiert wie die österreichisch-ungarische. .
  6. Book: A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History . I.B. Tauris . January 4, 2013 . Elsie, Robert . 214 . Robert Elsie . 2012. 9781780764313 .
  7. Book: Ethnologia Balkanica . Prof. M. Drinov Academic Publishing House . 1998 . 215 . he promoted the Albanian educational system and supported the establishment of an independent Albanian state.
  8. Book: The Albanian national awakening, 1878-1912 . Princeton University Press . Skendi, Stavro. Stavro Skëndi . 1967 . In October 1897 Ippen undertook a trip in central Albania which brought him in contact with influential beys of Tirana and Elbasan. . 270. 9780691650029 .
  9. Book: The Albanian national awakening, 1878-1912 . Princeton University Press . Skendi, Stavro. Stavro Skëndi . 1967 . Ippen paid a visit to the Catholic mountaineers on the Turkish-Monenegrin border — Kastrat, Hot, Grude, Klement, and Shkrel. He learned about their grievances against the Turkish government and Montenegro's efforts to make use of them. He suggested to his government that immediate help was needed to improve their situation. From 1898 to 1903 Austria distributed corn to the mountaineers, thus winning them to her side. 270. 9780691650029 .
  10. Book: Nikola Pašić i njegovo doba, 1845-1926 . Nova Evropa . Kazimirović, Vasa . 1990 . 2 . 231 . Filimonović, Slobodan. 9788676530892 .
  11. Deuxième Conférence des études albanologiques . Université d'état de Tirana, Institut d'histoire et de linguistique . December 31, 2012 . 1969 . Deuxième Conférence des études albanologiques: à l'occasion du 5e centenaire de la mort de Georges Kastriote-Skanderbeg . Tirana . 298 . Celui qui a voulu prouver pourquoi la sépulture du héros devait être cherchée à l'intérieur du mur de ceinture du château fort a été Th. Ippen. On sait de l'histoire de Barletius, soutient Ippen, que Skanderbeg a été enseveli dans l'église de Barletius Saint-Nicolas, mais on n'y explique pas plus en détail où se trouvait ce temple, dans la ville ou bien dans le château fort. D'autre part, Ippen exprime l'opinion qu'un haute personnalité, comme l'était Skanderbeg, doit avoir été inhumé dans la meilleure place de la ville, c'est-à-dire dans son château. De même, en partant du fait que ce château doit avoir eu en ces temps-là un temple chrétien, Ippen ajoute qu'il ne serait pas superflu de conjecturer que l'église de Saint-Nicolas, c'est-à-dire le lieu de sépulture de Skanderbeg, doive se trouver dans le château fort de Lesh, et précisément dans les ruines de sa mosquée qui peut avoir été construite sur les fondations de quelque église préturque..
  12. Book: Kosovsko-metohijski zbornik . Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti . Isaković, Antonije. Antonije Isaković. 1990 . Belgrade . 9788670251052 . (Ипен наводи да je двадесет хшьада арбанашких исел>еника-мухацира отишло из ослобог)ених Kpajena Cpônje у рату са Турском 1877/78. године.
  13. Web site: Qui était Faik Konica? . konitza.eu . January 1, 2013 . 2009 . Les collaborateurs et le contenu de la revue “Albania”. La collection d’Albania est réunie en 12 volumes qui font 2500 pages. Ses collaborateurs étaient des écrivains et intellectuels réputés de son temps en Europe comme Guillaume Apollinaire, Emile Legrand, Jan Urban Jarnik, Holger Pedersen, Albert Thumb, Théodore Ippen, etc..
  14. Book: Drejt pavarësisë: çështja e çlirimit kombëtar në mendimin politik-shoqëror rilindës 1900-1912 . Shtëpia Botuese "8 Nëntori" . Tarifa, Fatos . 1985 . Tirana . sq . 102 . "Është opinioni im dhe i miqve të mi" i shkruante Konica më 1897 konsullit austriak në Shkodër Teodor Ippen — se «do të ishte fat nëse Shqipëria do të arrinte të gëzojë një autonomi administrative me një bashkim politik dhe ushtarak me Austrinë» .

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