Viktor Ergert

Viktor Ergert (* 1918 in Vienna ; † 1984 ) was an Austrian historian , publicist and journalist for Austrian radio .

Life

Ergert studied journalism at the University of Vienna and did his doctorate at the Journalism Institute of the University of Vienna.

From 1957 he worked as a journalist for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation. Here he was u. a. entrusted with the tasks of media and opinion research and dealt in detail with the history of Austrian broadcasting.

The first result of his work was his 1964 publication “40 Years of Radio in Austria”. In 1974 Ergert published the first volume of his comprehensive four-volume work "50 Years of Radio in Austria", a historical documentation of Austrian radio from 1924 to 1974. The second volume followed in 1975 and the third volume in 1977. Ergert died before the completion of the fourth volume, which was completed with the assistance of Hellmut Andics and Robert Kriechbaumer and published in 1985.

On August 7, 1984 Ergert was buried at the Kagran cemetery (group A, no. 18).

Works

• The printed periodical newspapers of Vienna in the 17th century, diss., Vienna 1948
• 40 years of broadcasting in Austria, Österreichische Rundfunk Ges. MbH, Vienna 1964
• 50 Years of Broadcasting in Austria Volume I (1924–1945), published by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna, 1974
• 50 Years of Radio in Austria Volume II (1945–1955), published by the Austrian Radio, Salzburg 1975
• 50 Years of Broadcasting in Austria Volume III (1955–1967). Published by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Salzburg 1977
• With the collaboration of Hellmut Andics and Robert Kriechbaumer, 50 Years of Broadcasting in Austria Volume IV (1967–1974), published by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, 1985

Web links

• Literature by and about Viktor Ergert in the catalog of the German National Library