Proschko, FRANZ ISIDOR, well-known Austrian author, b. at Hohenfurt, Bohemia, April 2, 1816; d. at Vienna, February 6, 1891. Throughout his life he was engaged in various departments of the public service. A monument was erected on his grave [in his honor (1906).] Of his numerous writings, always characterized by a Catholic spirit, the most important are: “Leuchtkäferchen” (1849) and “Feierstunden” (1854), books for the young; “Höllenmaschine” (2 vols., 1854), “Der Jesuit” (2 vols., 1857), “Die Nadel” (2 vols., 1858), and “Pugatschew” (2 vols., 1860), historical romances; “Ausgewählte Erzählungen and Gedichte” (1873). His complete works were edited in six volumes (“Franz Isidor Proschko, Gesammelte Schriften”, 1901-09) by his daughter, Hermione (b. at Linz, July 29, 1851), who is also a distinguished Catholic writer, and whose works include: “Heimatklänge” (poems, 2nd ed., 1879); “Unter Tannen and Palmen” (1880); “Aus Oesterreichs Lorbeerhain” (1891); “In Freud and Not” (1893); “Gott lenkt” (1895).
THOMAS KENNEDY