Together with two of his brothers, Joseph Anton and Franz Andreas, he was placed in the custody of Norbert Boccius ( 1729 – 1806 ), a physician and botanist who was Prior of the monastery at Feldsberg.

Prior to 1945, the town was the centre of the German-speaking region known as Egerland, and was part of the Northern Austro-Bavarian dialect area.

Prior to 1930, Central Committee departments focused on major components of " political work ".

Prior to liberalization measures, the Central Bank of Honduras ( Banco Central de Honduras ) maintained interest rate controls, setting a 19 percent ceiling, with the market lending rate hovering around 26 percent in late 1991.

Prior to the 4th century BC, the kingdom covered a region approximately corresponding to the Western and Central parts of province of Macedonia in modern Greece.

Prior to the Central District being created in 1975 the area had historically been called Clackmannanshire and there was strong pressure to resurrect this title rather than hold to the rather bland title of " Central Region ".

Prior to being signed up by Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli, he made ends meet by working as a rat catcher's assistant near his South Central home.

Prior to World War II, more than 10 million ethnic Germans lived in Central and Eastern Europe.

Prior to the formation of the Central Clinton School District, Grand Mound had its own junior-senior high school, which operated in the same school building as the elementary school.

Prior to arrival of European settlers, the Secatogue tribe of Algonquin native-American people, lived in the area now known as Central Islip.

Prior to 1929, high school students attended Central High School in Paterson, before the Board of Education voted to send students to Ramsey High School in Ramsey instead.

Prior to the 2006 election the party's Central Committee relinquished control of selecting the Knesset list to the ' rank and file ' members at Netanyahu's behest.

Prior to the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football ( CONCACAF ) being formed in 1961, association football in the region was divided into smaller, regional divisions.

Prior to 1954, it was known as the Central Ministry of Public Security.

Prior to the completion of the Empire Connection in 1991 the Maple Leaf originated at Grand Central Terminal in New York instead of Penn Station.

Prior to this Pollok had been champions of the Central league 8 times.

Prior to October 1, 2011, Central Mountain Air operated Air Canada Express flights from Calgary to Cranbrook, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.

Prior to the influx of Korean immigrants in the 1980s, the section of Bloor West of Bathurst was heavily populated by people from Central and South America, and the area appears to be reverting back to a Hispanic ethnic enclave today.

Prior to that change, all passenger trains from Albany and beyond went into Grand Central Terminal which forced passengers going beyond New York to transfer via shuttle bus, taxicab or via the New York City Subway to reach Penn Station.

Prior to that, he served as Commanding General, U. S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, from December 8, 2008, to April 11, 2011, as Acting Commander, U. S. Central Command, from March 24, 2008, to October 30, 2008, as Deputy Commander, U. S. Central Command, from August 2007 to March 23, 2008, and as Commanding General, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq ( MNSTC-I ), from August 2005 to August 2007.

Lytham station, St Annes station and Ansdell & Fairhaven station all lie on the Blackpool South to Preston branch of the Blackpool Branch Lines. Prior to the closure of Blackpool Central in 1964 the Coast Road, as it was known, was the main line into Blackpool.

Prior to the Turkic migration, Indo-European languages were spoken in Anatolia and Central Asia as far as the Tarim Basin.

Prior to establishment of the DNI, the head of the Intelligence Community was the Director of Central Intelligence ( DCI ).

Prior to 2004, the Director of Central Intelligence ( DCI ) was the head of the IC, in addition to being the director of the CIA.

Prior to the development of the pound lock in 984AD in China by Chhaio Wei-Yo and later in Europe in the 15th century, either flash locks consisting of a single gate were used or ramps, sometimes equipped with rollers, were used to change level.

Prior to mercantilism, the most important economic work done in Europe was by the medieval scholastic theorists.

Prior to this, the flow of spice into Europe from India was controlled by Islamic powers, especially Egypt.

Prior to the 18th century childbirth in Europe was confined exclusively to women, and rigorously excluded men.

Prior to the album's release, the band played festival and headline dates, and supported The Who in Europe through summer 2007, with a US headline tour to follow.

Prior to Friedland, Europe had become embroiled in the War of the Third Coalition in 1805.

With a new sense of purpose and a stable line-up now consisting of Prior, Nicol, Kemp, Knight and Genockey, the band carried out a UK tour in April and May 2006, followed by dates in Europe and an appearance at the 2006 Cropredy Festival.

Prior to the adoption of the metric system, many systems of troy weights were in use in various parts of Europe, among them Holland troy, Paris troy, etc.

Prior to the Second World War, Kaunas, like many other cities in eastern Europe, had a significant Jewish population.

Prior to his appointment to Ethiopia by John F. Kennedy, Korry was European editor for Look magazine and a United Press correspondent in post-World War II Europe.

Prior and during the early days of the Greek War of Independence ( 1821 – 1829 ), a large variety of flags was designed, proposed and used by various Greek intellectuals in Western Europe, local leaders, chieftains and regional councils.

Prior to the Bosman ruling, professional clubs in parts of Europe ( but not, for example, in Spain and France ) were able to prevent players from joining a club in another country even if their contracts had expired.

Prior to Wilson's arrival in Europe, no American President had ever visited Europe while in office.

Prior to the invasion of continental Europe, significant Canadian forces were stationed in Britain.

Prior to joining the UN, Fiona worked with the European Commission and for a period with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Prior to the advent of the American School, the scope of Comparative Literature in the West was typically limited to the literatures of Western Europe and Anglo-America, predominantly literature in English, German and French literature, with occasional forays into Italian literature ( primarily for Dante ) and Spanish literature ( primarily for Cervantes ).

Prior to this, it had been suggested that European records referred to escapes from captivity, because of their tameness, the distance from the species ' normal breeding range, the suburban habitat of many of the records, and their winter timing ; Hirschfeld presented counter-arguments to all these points, and today it is generally accepted that most if not all Rufous Turtle Doves in Europe are wild birds.

Prior to this, he served as Minister for Europe from 2007 – 08, the Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform from 2006 – 07, and as Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office from 2005 – 06.

Prior to its acquisition by Carnival Corporation, Costa Cruises was one of the largest cruise ship operators in Europe.

Prior to his election in 1997, Bob served as Chairman of the Conservative Foreign Affairs Forum ( 1986-8 ) and Chairman of the Conservative Group for Europe ( 1992-5 ).

Prior to Gran Dolina, Boxgrove offered the earliest hominid occupants in Europe.

Prior to 2001 there were eight teams in the LLWS: four U. S. teams ( Central, South, East, and West ) and four international ( Canada, Latin America, Europe, and the Far East ).

Prior to 2008, instead of two separate geographic regions, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa held two coterminous regions: