Herbert Hunger



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.

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
 * 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 (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
 * 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