Franz Wawrik

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Franz Wawrik (born July 21, 1940 in Vienna ; † July 27, 2013 ) was an Austrian cartography historian and director of the map collection and globe museum of the Austrian National Library in Vienna as well as an author on the history of cartography .

Career

Wawrik studied history and geography at the University of Vienna from 1961 . He received his doctorate in 1967 with Günther Hamann with the dissertation The Anglo-Dutch Relationship in the Malay Archipelago at the beginning of the 17th century . After completing his studies, Wawrik trained as a scientific librarian at the Austrian National Library in Vienna . In 1986 he was appointed director of the map collection and shortly afterwards he was appointed councilor . Wawrik was the author and editor of numerous scientific publications in the field of cartography history as well as the organizer of several cartography-historical exhibitions and conferences, such as B. the 16th International Conference on the History of Cartography in Vienna. His specialty was cartography from the 15th to 17th centuries. Wawrik worked for many years as Vice President of the International Coronelli Society for Globe Studies and since 2006 has been the publisher of the scientific journal Der Globusfreund .

Fonts (selection)

  • Johannes Dörflinger , Ingrid Kretschmer , Franz Wawrik: Austrian cartography. From the beginnings in the 15th century to the 21st century. Institute for Geography and Regional Research at the University of Vienna. Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-85063-074-9 .
  • Cartographic celebs: the 50 most beautiful maps and globes of the Austrian National Library. Holzhausen, 1995, ISBN 3-900518-36-X .
  • Franz Wawrik, Elisabeth Zeilinger: Austria on old maps & views. Austria Picta. Academic printing and Publishing house Graz 1989, ISBN 3-201-01476-1 .
  • Johannes Dörflinger, Ingrid Kretschmer, Franz Wawrik: Lexicon for the history of cartography. From the beginning to the First World War. 2 volumes. Deuticke, Vienna 1986, ISBN 3-7005-4562-2 .
  • Franz Wawrik: Famous Atlases - Cartographic Art from Five Centuries. Dortmund, Harenberg 1982, ISBN 3-88379-299-3 .
  • Johannes Dörflinger, Robert Wagner, Franz Wawrik: Descriptio Austriae. Austria and its neighbors on the map from late antiquity to the 19th century. Edition Tusch, Vienna 1977, ISBN 3-85063-074-9 .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johannes Dörflinger: Selection from the publications by Franz Wawrik. In: Cartographica Helvetica 49/2014, p. 2. Queryed on August 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ 16th International Conference of the History of Cartography . Queryed on August 11, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Wawrik, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian cartography historian and author
DATE OF BIRTH July 21, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH July 27, 2013