Franz Kugler

In memoriam

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.

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