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Herbert Hunger
Herbert Hunger
was an
Austrian
Byzantinist
.
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
Lexikon
der
griechischen und römischen Mythologie, 1953,
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
Grand Commander of the
Order of the Phoenix
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
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
