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Herbert Hunger (9 December 1914 – 9 July 2000) was an Austrian Byzantinist. He was an influential specialist in Byzantine literature, particularly of the secular vein.
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Hunger was born and died in Vienna. From 1973 to 1982 he served two consecutive terms as president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Literary works
edit- 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
- Schreiben und Lesen in Byzanz: Die byzantinische Buchkultur, 1989
- Das Denken am Leitseil der Sprache, 1999
Decorations and awards
edit- Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece)
- Grand Cross of Merit with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1968: Wilhelm Hartel Prize
- 1979: City of Vienna Prize for Humanities
- 1980: elected to the American Philosophical Society[1]
- 1981: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
- Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the City of Vienna
References
edit- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
External links
edit- 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