Franz Kugler · In memoriam
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Franz Kugler
1861 – 1888 · 26 years
The surname on the gravestone is misspelled "Kubler" (an engraving error). Franz Kugler was born in Poljčane, Styria on 29 October 1861. He was the schoolteacher in Smuka/ Langenton from 1882 to 1888. He had gone to attend mass in Hinje, and then went to a colleague's house for dinner, where he stayed until evening. He lost his way in the dark in the meter-deep snow near Stari Log / Altlag and froze to death. His body was found on January 9th and he was buried on January 11th. Source: Branko Šuštar. 2011. "Zgodba z nagrobnika prvega učitelja na šoli Smuka/Langenthon na Kočevskem okoli leta 1888." Kronika 55(3): 405–428.
