Herbert Hunger
Herbert Hunger (December 9, 1914, Vienna - July 9, 2000, Vienna) was an Austrian Byzantine scholar.
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Herbert Hunger
From 1973-1982 he served two consecutive terms as president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
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
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