Herbert Hunger

Herbert Hunger

Herbert Hunger (December 9, 1914 – July 9, 2000) 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 (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

Decorations and awards

• 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
• 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

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