Christian Dickinger

Christian Dickinger (born November 22, 1970 in Gmunden ; † August 31, 2021 ) was an Austrian political scientist , historical researcher, non-fiction author and local politician .

Career

Christian Dickinger studied among other things. Political Science at the University of Vienna and graduated in 1999 with a doctorate (Institute for Political Science). He was a functionary of the SPÖ and deputy mayor of his hometown Gmunden. In 2015, Dickinger ran for the SPÖ as mayoral candidate in Gmunden and came third, 11% behind the FPÖ candidate (12.9%) and the ÖVP candidate (68.5%).

Dickinger published several books on the history and politics of Austria and was known for his critical examination of the Habsburg and Wittelsbach dynasties , which was committed to the claim of “ demythicising ” . He dealt with the history of religion and mythography , wrote satires and poems.

Christian Dickinger died after a short, serious illness at the age of 50.

Fonts

• The Federal President in the Austrian political system. Studienverlag, Innsbruck / Vienna 1999, ISBN 978-3-7065-1297-8 (dissertation).
• Habsburg's black sheep. About libertines, morons, rebels and other princes. Ueberreuter, Vienna, 2000, ISBN 978-3-8000-3771-1 (translation into Czech). Licensed by Piper, 2005, ISBN 978-3-492-24346-9 .
• Austria's President. From Karl Renner to Thomas Klestil. Licensed edition by Ueberreuter, Vienna, 2000, ISBN 978-3-8000-3771-1 .
• The scandals of the republic. Haider, Proksch & Co. Licensed edition by Ueberreuter, Vienna, 2001, ISBN 978-3-8000-3820-6 .
• Ha-Ha-Habsburg. A really true family story. Ueberreuter, Vienna 2001, ISBN 978-3-8000-3809-1 (translation into Czech).
• Franz Joseph I. The demythization. Ueberreuter, Vienna 2002, ISBN 978-3-8000-3858-9 (translation into Polish).
• The black sheep of the Wittelsbach family. Between the throne room and the madhouse. Ueberreuter, Vienna, 2003, ISBN 978-3-8000-3995-1 (translation into Hungarian).
• The Kreisky-Androsch conflict. Attempt to get closer. Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften, Saarbrücken 2010, ISBN 978-3-8381-1152-0 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Christian Dickinger in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Christian Dickinger
• Christian Dickinger. In: piper.de . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kerstin Müller: Gmunden mourns Christian Dickinger. In: mein district.at . September 2, 2021, accessed September 2, 2021 . 
2. ↑ Election 2021 in Upper Austria: City of Gmunden elects - mayor and local council. In: mein district.at. August 13, 2021, accessed September 3, 2021 . 
3. ↑ Gmunden mourns the loss of former Vice Mayor Christian Dickinger. In: salzi.at. September 1, 2021, accessed September 3, 2021 .