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Heinrich Fichtenau

Austrian historian (1912-2000) · Austria · Writers · Died at 87

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Heinrich von Fichtenau was an Austrian medievalist best known for his studies of medieval diplomatics, social, and intellectual history. He spent his academic career at the University of Vienna and from 1962 to 1983 served as director of the Institut für österreichische Geschichtsforschung.

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2000Died15 June 20001989Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtAward1979Wilhelm Hartel PrizeAward1970Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of AmericaAward1912Born10 December 1912

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Awards

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art1989
Wilhelm Hartel Prize1979
Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America1970

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Heinrich von Fichtenau was an Austrian medievalist best known for his studies of medieval diplomatics, social, and intellectual history. He spent his academic career at the University of Vienna and from 1962 to 1983 served as director of the Institut für österreichische Geschichtsforschung. Many of Fichtenau's books were translated into English and he remains one of the few Austrian medievalists of the postwar period whose work has enjoyed a broad and influential reception in Anglophone scholarship.

Country
Austria
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2000 · aged 87

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