Wilhelm Donko

Wilhelm Maximilian Donko (born December 16, 1960 in Linz / Donau ) is an Austrian diplomat and author of specialist books on naval history.

Life

Wilhelm Donko grew up in Schärding . After studying history / geography at the University of Salzburg (Mag.phil. 1987) and postgraduate studies at the University of Tokyo (1988–1990), he joined the diplomatic service of the Republic of Austria in 1990. Subsequently he was stationed at the embassies in Algiers (1992), Moscow (1993–97) and Ankara (1997–2001), then Austrian ambassador in Seoul (2005–2009) and in Manila (2009–2013). In Vienna he worked for eight years in the Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2001–2005 and 2013–2017).

Donko has been the Austrian Ambassador in Oslo since August 2017 .

Publications

Wilhelm Donko wrote books and specialist articles on marine history .

• The nuclear cruiser of the US Navy . An important component of modern sea power. - Bernard & Graefe, Koblenz 1987 - ISBN 3-7637-5836-4 , Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg 1997 (reprinted unchanged) - ISBN 978-3860475867
• Austria - Philippines . 1521-1898. Points of reference, relationships and encounters during the period of Spanish rule. With an extensive chapter on the Austro-Hungarian Navy in East Asia , self-printed Manila 2010 without ISBN and 2nd edition revised and significantly expanded, epubli GmbH, Berlin 2011 - ISBN 978-3-8442-0853-5
• An Austrian View of the Philippines 1858: The Austrian Scientist Karl von Scherzer on his Visit in Manila aboard the Frigate "Novara" in June 1858. - epubli GmbH Berlin 2011 - ISBN 978-3844216035
• A Brief History of the Austrian Navy. - epubli GmbH Berlin 2012 - ISBN 978-3844221299
• On the trail of the Austrian Navy in Siam (Thailand). Documentation of all ship visits, compiled from files, travel reports and private diaries. - epubli GmbH, Berlin 2014, 2016 - ISBN 978-3844298512
• The war transporter KT 1 - KT 62 of the German Navy. Concept, commitment, whereabouts. - epubli GmbH - Berlin 2013, 2016, 2018 - ISBN 978-3737531276
• Austria's Navy in the Far East. All trips by ships of the k. (U.) K. Navy to East Asia, Australia and Oceania from 1820 to 1914. - epubli GmbH, Berlin 2013 - ISBN 978-3844249125
• Japan in the war against Austria-Hungary 1914-18. The Austro-Hungarian Navy in the fight against Japan's armed forces in East Asia and the Mediterranean. - epubli GmbH, Berlin 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 - ISBN 978-3844278569
• The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Mediterranean 1917–19. The story of the 2nd Special Squadron under Rear Admiral Sato. - epubli GmbH, Berlin 2014, 2018 - ISBN 978-3844287141
• Pola / Pula - A historical travel guide through the former main war port of Austria-Hungary. - epubli GmbH, Berlin 2015, 2016 - ISBN 978-3737524186
• The Black Sea standard ships SME 1 - SME 12. Concept, use, whereabouts. - epubli GmbH, Berlin 2016, 2017 - ISBN 978-3741898044
• A Land Power Goes to Sea: Austria's Naval History 1382-1918. - epubli GmbH, Berlin 2017 - ISBN 978-3-7450-4225-2
• German Military Cargo Ships Produced in Series Programs in Southern Europe 1941–1945. - epubli GmbH, Berlin 2017 - ISBN 9783745016772
• Fleet album of the Austrian Navy by Johann B. Rottmayer 1872-1880. With co-author Thomas Zimmel - Fidelitas Verlag, Vienna 2018 - ISBN 978-3200054776
• Austria's Navy: A Sea Power and its End. - Edition Winkler-Hermaden, Schleinbach, 2018 - ISBN 978-3950447538
• Austrian Naval Monuments: A historical guide to the monuments of the k. (U.) K. Navy around the world. - epubli GmbH, Berlin 2019 - ISBN 978-3746799421
• Austro-Hungarian warships 1914 to 1918. - Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2020 - ISBN 978-3613042810
• Landingships of the US Navy since 1939. - Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2020 - ISBN 3613043343
• SMY "Alexandria". The inland yacht of three German emperors and their fate between the Havel and Danube. - epubli GmbH, Berlin 2020 - ISBN 978-3752971873

Web links

• Literature by and about Wilhelm Donko in the catalog of the German National Library