Johann Hüttner (born 6 April 1939) is an Austrian

theatre studies Theatre studies (sometimes referred to as theatrology or dramatics) is the study of theatrical performance in relation to its literary, physical, psychobiological, sociological, and historical contexts. It is an interdisciplinary field which also e ...

scholar,

Germanist German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German hi ...

and one of the complete editors and volume editors of the historical-critical

Johann Nestroy Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (; 7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. He participated in the 1848 revolutions an ...

edition.

Life

Born in Vienna, after studying theatre and

German literature German literature () comprises those literature, literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany, Austria, the German parts of Switzerland and Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, South Tyrol in Italy a ...

, Hüttner was a professor at the University of Vienna since 1991, at the Institute for Theatre Studies, of which he was chairman between 2000 and 2004. After his retirement in autumn 2004, he taught at the

University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university located in Vienna, established in 1817. With a student body of over three thousa ...

at the

Max-Reinhardt-Seminar The Max Reinhardt Seminar (Reinhardt Seminar) is the School of Drama at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria. It is located in the Palais Cumberland, Penzingerstraße 9, ...

until 2006. Hüttner has published mainly on the topics of

social history Social history, often called the new social history, is a field of history that looks at the lived experience of the past. In its "golden age" it was a major growth field in the 1960s and 1970s among scholars, and still is well represented in his ...

of theatre,

Volkstheater The Volkstheater in Vienna (roughly translated as "People's Theatre") was founded in 1889 by request of the citizens of Vienna, amongst them the dramatist Ludwig Anzengruber and the furniture manufacturer Gebrüder Thonet, Thonet, in order to off ...

, the connection between film and theatre. His special research interests are Austrian theatre history of the 19th century. In addition, he is one of the complete editors of the historical-critical Nestroy edition and editors of the new historical-critical Raimund edition. Hüttner is president of the Grillparzer-Gesellschaft.

Honours and awards

* 2002:

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian D ...

first classe.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Huttner, Johann Germanists Academic staff of the University of Vienna Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class 1939 births Living people

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