Herbert Schindler (art historian)
Herbert Schindler (born March 27, 1923 in Munich ; † May 4, 2007 at Pilsting ) was a German writer and art historian .
Life
Schindler attended schools in Rosenheim and Landsberg am Lech and took part in the Second World War. He then studied architecture and art history in Munich . With a thesis on Carl von Fischer , he received his doctorate in 1951 at the Technical University of Munich . Schindler was a member of the Munich Tower Writers' Association and lived in Munich- Obermenzing until his death . From 1957 to 1973 he was the editor of Bayerischer Rundfunk and from 1973 to 1988 taught art history and Christian archeology at the Philosophical-Theological College and the University of Passau .
Herbert Schindler was killed in an accident on the A 92 autobahn , which he himself caused as a so-called wrong -way driver ; The three occupants of the car on the way died with him.
Works (selection)
- 1963: Great Bavarian Art History , Munich (new edition Munich 1997)
- 1964: Baroque journeys in Swabia and Old Bavaria (Prestel Landscape Books), Munich
- 1971: Baroque tours in Upper Swabia and on Lake Constance (Prestel Landscape Books), Munich
- 1973: Baroque journeys in the Alpine countries of Austria (Prestel Landscape Books), Munich
- 1974: The Romantic Road. An art journey from the Main to the Alps (Prestel Landscape Books), Munich
- 1978: The carved altar - masterpieces and masters in South Germany, Austria and South Tyrol , Regensburg
- 1981: The Passau Cathedral (The Blue Books), Königstein im Taunus
- 1982: Nazarenes - Spirit and Christian Art in the 19th Century , Regensburg
- 1990: Passau - Guide to the art monuments of the three-river city , Passau
- 1997: Am Bodensee (Prestel Landscape Books), Munich
- 2001: Regensburg art guide - art monuments, churches, secular buildings from two millennia , Regensburg
- 2005: Travels in Lower Bavaria , Rosenheim
- 2005: Travels in Upper Bavaria , Rosenheim
- 2005: Pictures of Christ , Munich
Awards
- 1968 Winner of the Bavarian Poet Taler from the Munich Tower Writer (South German Literary Association)
literature
- Dietz-Rüdiger Moser , Günther Reischl (eds.): Pocket dictionary on contemporary Bavarian literature. Piper, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-492-00774-0
Web links
- Literature by and about Herbert Schindler in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schindler, Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 2007 |
| Place of death | at Pilsting |