Wolfgang Greisenegger
Wolfgang Greisenegger (born January 15, 1938 in Vienna ) is an Austrian theater scholar .
Life
Wolfgang Greisenegger attended schools in St. Peter in der Au in Lower Austria and in Vienna and studied theater studies, medieval and modern history, German philology as well as medieval and modern art history at the University of Vienna . He received his doctorate with a thesis on the change in color in the theater from the Middle Ages to the time of Goethe and joined the Institute for Theater Studies at the University of Vienna as a research assistant in 1962. Since May 1, 1964 university assistant and Dr. phil., Greisenegger acquired his lectureship in 1977. The decisive factor for this was his habilitation thesis "Reality in the Religious Theater of the Middle Ages ", which he accepted in 1977 . After a brief visiting professorship at the University of Munich (1981/82), he was appointed Associate Professor for Theater Studies at the University of Vienna in early September 1982. Greisenegger was a full professor from 1986 until his retirement in 2006. In the academic year 1998/99 he was rector of the University of Vienna.
Greisenegger's main research interests include theater history from the Middle Ages to the present, stage design, theater construction, stage technology and the social history of theater. Greisenegger has also written theater and media practice works.
Greisenegger has designed numerous programs on ORF since the 1960s . He worked as a writer and director on the Carinthian Summer . He was the curator of the Lower Austrian State Exhibition in 2003.
Memberships and functions
- 1984–1988: President of the World Association of Theater Scholars
- 2001–2011: President of the Austrian PEN Club
Recognitions
- 2002: Great Golden Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2003: Great Silver Medal for Services to the State of Vienna
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Greisenegger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography as President of the Austrian PEN Club ( Memento from July 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Short biography from "The University"
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.6 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greisenegger, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian theater scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |