Herbert Hunger
Encyclopedia
Herbert Hunger was an Austrian
Byzantine
scholar.
From 1973-1982 he served two consecutive terms as president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
.
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
Byzantine
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
scholar.
From 1973-1982 he served two consecutive terms as president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Austrian Academy of Sciences
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is a legal entity under the special protection of the Federal Republic of Austria. According to the statutes of the Academy its mission is to promote the sciences and humanities in every respect and in every field, particularly in fundamental research...
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Literary works
- Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie (Lexicon of Greek and Roman Mythology), 1953, (8th edition 1988)
- Reich der Neuen Mitte, 1965
- Byzantinische Grundlagenforschung, 1973
- Die hochsprachliche profane Literatur der Byzantiner, 2 Vols., 1978
- Das Denken am Leitseil der Sprache, 1999
External links
- Obituary by Johannes Koder, his student and friend (in German)
- Short biography with picture
- Obituary at Byzantium (Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies) - please scroll down to 2001 obituaries
- Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Review of 'Festschrift' outlining the history of the Byzantine Institute of the University of Vienna, founded by Herbert Hunger