Franz Kirnbauer
Franz Kirnbauer (* 1955 in Pinkafeld ; † 2009 in Graz ) was an Austrian cultural journalist, editor of the youth magazine "Perplex" and founder of the Graz Perplex publishing house.
Kirnbauer was the organizer of film weeks in Graz and of exhibitions and readings on contemporary history and peace policy topics. In the last ten years of his life, the annual literary competition "Literature overcomes borders" was the focus of his work for young authors. The competition recently had over 1,000 participants from more than 20 nations.
In 2003 he received the Federal Decoration of Honor for Culture of the Republic of Austria.
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary: Franz Kirnbauer on the homepage of the youth magazine Perplex ( Memento from July 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Federal Badge of Honor for Volunteer Services . Article dated September 27, 2006, accessed August 11, 2015.
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| SURNAME | Kirnbauer, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian cultural journalist, editor and founder of the publishing house |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pinkafeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2009 |
| Place of death | Graz |