350 years ago Johann Georg Bessel was born in Buchen (Odenwald). As Gottfried Bessel he was abbot of the Benedictine monastery in Göttweig from 1714 to 1749. During his tenure, the monastery received its current baroque design, the collections were rearranged and expanded. In addition to his work as abbot and diplomat, Gottfried Bessel was rector of the University of Vienna twice. In this position, the abbot, who also works as a historian, arranged for the documents and files of the university to be viewed and sorted, so that he can be seen as one of the pioneers in setting up the university archive.
