Hermann Hunger

Hermann Hunger
Born30 June 1942 Edit this on Wikidata (age 82)
EducationDoctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Sciences in Philology Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationAssyriologist, historian, university teacher, archaeologist, writer, orientalist, astronomer, editor Edit this on Wikidata
Employer
Position heldemeritus (2010–) Edit this on Wikidata

Hermann Hunger (born 1942) is an Austrian professor emeritus and Assyriologist at the University of Vienna[1] from which he retired in 2007.[2] He has been recognized for his work on Babylonian astronomy and celestial omens.[3][4]

Published works

  • Hunger, Hermann; Stephenson, F. Richard; Walker, C. B. F.; British Museum (1985). Halley's comet in history. London: Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications. OCLC 15426334.
  • Hunger, Hermann; Sachs, Abraham (1988). Astronomical diaries and related texts from Babylonia Vol. 1 Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C. [Texts]. Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften; Philosophisch-Historische Klasse; Denkschriften. Wien Verl. der Österr. Akad. der Wiss. OCLC 832954401.
  • Hunger, Hermann; Pingree, David Edwin (1999). Astral sciences in Mesopotamia. Handbook of Oriental Studies / 1, Sect. 1, Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten. Vol. 44. Leiden Boston Köln Brill. OCLC 260090632.
  • Hunger, Hermann; Sachs, Abraham (2014). Astronomical diaries and related texts from Babylonia. Denkschriften (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse), 195., 210., 247., 299., 346., 466. Bd. Wien : Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. OCLC 37770918.

References

  1. ↑ Hermann Hunger; John Steele (2018). The Babylonian Astronomical Compendium MUL.APIN. Scientific Writings from the Ancient and Medieval World. Routledge. p. 2. ISBN 9781351686815.
  2. ↑ "Entry at Austrian Academy of Sciences". Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  3. ↑ "Biographies of Modern Historians of Ancient Occidental Astral Sciences" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine by Gary D. Thompson (retrieved April 27, 2015)
  4. ↑ Salvo De Meis (2007). "An Astronomical Analysis of the Occultations Published by Hermann Hunger". Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes. Festschrift für Hermann Hunger zum 65. Geburtstag gewidmet von seinen Freunden, Kollegen und Schülern (2007). 97. Department of Oriental Studies, University of Vienna: 121–136. JSTOR 23861411.