Georg Schreiber (writer)

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Georg Walther Adolf Schreiber (born June 12, 1922 in Wiener Neustadt ; † July 2, 2012 in Vienna ) was an Austrian writer and publicist . He was the brother of the historian and writer Hermann Schreiber .

Live and act

Georg Schreiber was born the son of a bookseller. He attended the Bundesgymnasium in Baden and from 1941 to 1945 did military service as a radio operator in the German Air Force .

From 1945 he studied classical philology , archeology and ancient history at the University of Vienna , where he received his doctorate in 1948. phil. received his doctorate . From 1950 to 1954 he was a language teacher at private schools and from 1955 he was a high school professor for Latin and Greek at the Bundesgymnasium Vienna 18. In 1983 he retired.

In addition to teaching, he worked as a writer. He mainly wrote youth literature , historical novels and non-fiction books on historical topics.

Georg Schreiber was awarded the Austrian Youth Book Prize in 1955 and the Austrian State Prize in 1962 .

Works

  • The brother's way. Historical novel. Pictures by Karl Langer. Fountain of Youth, Vienna 1954.
  • Radio operator wanted. Illustrations by Bertl Pilch. Österreichischer Bundesverlag, Vienna 1955.
  • with Hermann Schreiber : Sunken Cities. Neff, Vienna, Berlin, Stuttgart 1955.
  • Alpine mining culture. Wagner, Innsbruck 1956.
  • with Hermann Schreiber: Mystics, Masons and Mormons. Secret societies in 4 millennia. Neff, Vienna, Berlin, Stuttgart 1956. Revised version: Droemer Knaur, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-426-04836-1 .
  • The Xth Legion. Historical novel. Fountain of Youth, Vienna 1957.
  • with Hermann Schreiber: Thrones under rubble and sand. Rulers and empires in earlier times. Neff, Vienna, Berlin, Stuttgart 1957.
  • with Hermann Schreiber: The most beautiful heroic sagas in the world. With 30 drawings by Willy Widmann. Ueberreuter, Vienna, Heidelberg 1958.
  • To conclude according to the finds ... Collaboration by Wilhelm Alzinger . Wollzeilen, Vienna 1960. 3rd edition under the title The Romans in Austria. Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1974, ISBN 3-7973-0262-2 .
  • Come to Italy with me. Illustrations by Wilfried Zeller-Nahrungsmittelberg . Verlag für Jugend und Volk, Vienna 1961.
  • Come with me to Greece. Illustrations by Wilfried Zeller-Nahrungsmittelberg. Youth and People, Vienna 1962.
  • Sword without a crown. Historical novel. Illustrations by Gottfried Pils . Styria, Graz, Vienna, Cologne 1962.
  • Come with me to Yugoslavia. Illustrations by Wilfried Zeller-Nahrungsmittelberg. Verlag für Jugend und Volk, Vienna 1963.
  • Sailing ships from Phocaea. Historical novel. Illustrations by Wilfried Zeller-Nahrungsmittelberg. Fountain of Youth, Vienna 1964.
  • Ride into the Hun country. Historical novel. Illustrations by Kurt Röschl. Österreichischer Bundesverlag, Vienna, Munich 1964
  • Drive to the high gate. Historical novel. Styria, Graz, Vienna, Cologne 1965.
  • Peter with the flute. Pictures by Wilfried Zeller-Nahrungsmittelberg. Domino Verlag Brinek, Munich 1966.
  • Wokkio, King of the Noriker. Illustrations by Kurt Röschl. Youth and Sport, Munich 1966.
  • The emperor's cavalry. Austrian cavalry in 4 centuries. With a foreword by Alois Podhajsky . Speidel, Vienna 1967.
  • The tyrants of Athens. Historical novel. Illustrations by Wilfried Zeller-Zellberg. Fountain of Youth, Vienna, Munich 1967.
  • King Pyrrhus in Taranto. Historical novel. Illustrations by Wilfried Zeller-Zellernberg. Fountain of Youth, Vienna, Munich 1968.
  • Luck in the saddle or rider breviary. Neff, Vienna, Berlin 1971.
  • Ransom for lion heart. Historical novel. Illustrations by Wilfried Zeller-Nahrungsmittelberg. Jungbrunnen, Vienna, Munich 1973.
  • Hussars in front of Berlin. Jugend und Volk, Vienna, Munich 1974, ISBN 3-7141-1446-7 .
  • Sipahi. 400 years of Turkish times in Europe. Illustrations by Alfred Kunzenmann. Tyrolia, Innsbruck, Vienna, Munich 1975, ISBN 3-7022-1219-1 .
  • The crown's shine and burden. Ueberreuter, Vienna, Heidelberg 1978, ISBN 3-8000-2179-X .
  • In the footsteps of the Turks. List, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-471-78730-5 .
  • With crossbow and pen. Historical novel. Jungbrunnen, Vienna, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-7026-5573-5 .
  • Franz I. At the side of a great woman. Styria, Graz, Vienna, Cologne 1986, ISBN 3-222-11694-6 .
  • History of Austria for the youth. Bundesverlag, Vienna 1986, ISBN 3-215-05351-9 .
  • Schönbrunn. History and stories. Photos by Helmut Nemec. Herder, Vienna, Freiburg im Breisgau, Basel 1989, ISBN 3-210-24924-5 .
  • with Ernst Wrba: Burgenland. Süddeutscher Verlag, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-7991-6486-3 .
  • From the Baltic Sea to the Danube. The history of the Elsinger and Schreiber families. Drei Ulmen, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-926087-14-5 .
  • with Hermann Schreiber: secret societies. From antiquity to today. Weltbild, Augsburg 1993, ISBN 3-89350-137-1 .
  • The Hofburg and its residents. Ueberreuter, Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-8000-3491-3 .
  • Habsburgs on the move. Ueberreuter, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-8000-3522-7 .
  • Raimondo Montecuccoli. General, writer and gentleman. A picture of life from the baroque era. Styria, Graz, Vienna, Cologne 2000, ISBN 3-222-12817-0 .
  • Schönbrunn Castle. Ueberreuter, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-8000-3795-5 .

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personal data
SURNAME Schreiber, Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schreiber, Georg Walther Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiener Neustadt
DATE OF DEATH 2nd July 2012
Place of death Vienna