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Brigitte Hamann

ブリギッテ・ハマン

Burigitte Haman

Aliases: Brigitte Deitert

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1940-07-26 (Essen, Germany)
Died
2016-10-04 (Vienna, Austria) age 76
Nationality
German, Austrian
Languages
German
Residence History
Essen, Germany → Vienna, Austria

Career

Occupations
author, historian, journalist
Active Years
1978-2016
Affiliations
University of Vienna

Education

University of Münster
History
Country: Germany
Studied history

Awards

Heinrich Drimmel Preis
1978
Result: 受賞
Premio Comisso
1982
Result: 受賞
Donauland Sachbuchpreis
1986
Result: 受賞
Anton Wildgans Prize
1994
Result: 受賞
Kreisky Preis
1997
Result: 受賞
Friedrich-Schiedel-Literaturpreis
1998
Result: 受賞
Prize of the City of Vienna for Journalism
2004
Organization: City of Vienna
Result: 受賞
Ehrenmedaille der Bundeshauptstadt Wien
2006
Result: 受賞
Honorary prize of the Austrian Booksellers
2012
Organization: Austrian Booksellers
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hitler's Vienna: A Dictator's Apprenticeship

1996 Historical non-fiction

Examines Hitler's time in Vienna and formation of his views

Anti-SemitismVienna society
Translations
  • English translation available

Winifred Wagner: A Life at the Heart of Hitler's Bayreuth

2005 Biography

Biography of Winifred Wagner

NazisWagner family
Translations
  • English translation available

Bibliography

  • Rudolf, Kronprinz und Rebell (1978)
  • Elisabeth, Kaiserin wider Willen (1981)

Translations of Works

  • The Reluctant Empress (1986)
  • Bertha von Suttner: A Life for Peace (1986)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ObjectiveDetailed research
Recurring Motifs
HabsburgsNazi era

Legacy

Renowned Austrian-German historian known for biographies on Habsburgs and Nazis