Austrian writer, playwright and historian (1919–2016)
Heinz Gerstinger (born October 13, 1919 in Vienna; died April 28, 2016[1]) was an Austrian writer, playwright and historian.
Biography
Heinz Gerstinger studied history and dramatics at the University of Vienna. He has worked for the universities of Graz and Vienna as well as for theaters in Graz, Augsburg and Vienna. While publishing in literary magazines and newspapers, he worked for the Austrian radio and television. Heinz Gerstinger was a member of the Austrian P.E.N. and the writers' association Österreichischer Schriftstellerverband.
Österreich, holdes Märchen und böser Traum – August Strindbergs Ehe mit Frida Uhl, Herold, Vienna 1981
Der Dramatiker Hans Krendlesberger, Wagner, Innsbruck 1981
Wien von gestern – ein literarischer Streifzug durch die Kaiserstadt, Edition Wien, Vienna 1991, ISBN3-85058-073-3
Frau Venus reitet... – Die phantastische Geschichte des Ulrich von Lichtenstein, 1995
Ausflugsziel Burgen – 30 Burgen rund um Wien, Pichler, Vienna 1998, ISBN3-85431-158-3
Altwiener literarische Salons – Wiener Salonkultur vom Rokoko bis zur Neoromantik (1777–1907), Akademische Verlagsanstalt Salzburg 2002, ISBN3-9501445-1-X
Der heilige Dämon – Gregor VII, Faksimile Verlag, Graz/Salzburg, ISBN3-9502040-0-8