Gerhard Weissenbacher (born 1941 in Vienna) is an Austrian painter and art educator and the author of a two-volume on the architectural history of the Vienna district of

Hietzing Hietzing () is the 13th municipal District of Vienna (german: 13. Bezirk, Hietzing). It is located west of the central districts, west of Meidling. Hietzing is a heavily populated urban area with many residential buildings, but also contains lar ...

Life

After graduating from the Bundesrealgymnasium Wien XV in 1961, Weissenbacher studied from 1961 until 1966 at the

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. History The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di Sa ...

under the professors

Josef Dobrowsky Josef Dobrowsky (22 September 1889 - 9 January 1964) was an Austrian painter and member of the Zinkerbacher Artist Colony that lived and worked together at Lake Wolfgang until its dissolution after Austria was annexed by Germany, known as the A ...

, and

Max Weiler Maximilian Weiler (25 September 1900 – 1 September 1969) was a Swiss footballer who played as a defender. He played for SC Veltheim and Grasshopper Club Zürich, and also represented Switzerland at international level. He won 37 caps for ...

; at the same time he studied

art history Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today ...

and history at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

. In 1966, he passed the teacher's examination for art education and history and obtained his diploma as an academic painter. From 1966 to 2001, Weissenbacher worked as an AHS teacher and spent an extended period in West Africa (Liberia). He also lived in Paris between 1978 and 1979. In 1982, Weissenbacher began his many years of research on the architectural development of Vienna's 13th district, which resulted in the publication of the two volumes ''In Hietzing gebaut. Geschichte und Architektur eines Wiener Gemeindebezirkes''. In 2002, he received the 1952

Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (german: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the A ...

.''Liste der Träger des Ehrenzeichens für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich''
Retrieved 24 July 2021. Artistic works by Weissenbacher are in the possession of the Albertina, the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, the Lower Austrian Government, the State Gallery of the Principality of Liechtenstein and private collections.Biografie Gerhard Weissenbacher
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