Karl Ziak

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Karl Ziak (born January 27, 1902 in Vienna ; † November 3, 1987 in Pressbaum , Lower Austria) was an Austrian writer and editor.

In 1963 he received the City of Vienna Prize for Public Education , and in 1976 the Luitpold Stern Prize of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions for Literature. In 2008 the Ziakpark in Wien- Landstrasse was named after him.

Works

  • Balmat or Paccard (novel), 1930
  • Man and the Mountains (History of Alpinism), 1936
  • Kyselak . Novel of a Nerd , 1940
  • Immortal Vienna. Life curve of a long-suffering city , 1947
  • Rebirth of a cosmopolitan city. Vienna 1945–1965 , published by Karl Ziak, Verlag Jugend und Volk, Vienna 1965; Foreword Mayor Franz Jonas , 21 other authors, including Helmut Zilk , Adelbert Muhr , Lothar Knessl , Robert Waissenberger , Karl Ausch
  • Pictures and Confessions (collection of poems), 1977
  • I wasn't a hero, but I got lucky (war memories) in 1977

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karl Ziak, awards in Vienna History Wiki of the city of Vienna
  2. ↑ Ziakpark in Vienna History Wiki of the city of Vienna
  3. ^ Table of contents of the volume
personal data
SURNAME Ziak, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer and editor
DATE OF BIRTH January 27, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH 3rd November 1987
Place of death Press tree