Hugo Portisch
Illustration — Portisch in 2009 Hugo Portisch (19 February 1927 – 1 April 2021) was a longstanding, broadly recognized and popular Austrian journalist, as well as a writer.
Also recorded as Dr. Hugo Portisch
Hugo Portisch
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- Born
- 1927 · Bratislava.
- Died
- 2021 · Vienna.
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- journalist · writer · photographer · screenwriter · director
- Fields
- journalism
- Education
- University of Vienna
- Honours
- Romy · Viktor Frankl Award · Preis der Stadt Wien für Publizistik · honorary citizen of Vienna · Axel Corti Prize · Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Portisch in 2009 Hugo Portisch (19 February 1927 – 1 April 2021) was a longstanding, broadly recognized and popular Austrian journalist, as well as a writer.
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Hugo Portisch (1927–2021) was an Austrian director, film director and film screenwriter, among other activities. Born in Bratislava, the director died in Vienna.
Hugo Portisch studied at University of Vienna. The director worked for Österreichischer Rundfunk. Hugo Portisch was active in journalism.
Languages used include German. The director received Axel Corti Prize, honorary citizen of Vienna and Jakob Prandtauer Prize, among others.
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Hugo Portisch studied at University of Vienna. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is journalism. Employment is recorded with Österreichischer Rundfunk. Distinctions recorded are Romy, Viktor Frankl Award, Preis der Stadt Wien für Publizistik and honorary citizen of Vienna.
In 1963 Portisch, a Vienna newspaper editor, published an article attacking the system at state broadcaster ORF that in practice forbade all mention of politics. After more than 800,000 Austrians signed his petition, ORF was given editorial independence. Portisch became a leading television personality and documentarian, with a popular Saturday night program.
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Hugo Portisch is recorded with the occupation film screenwriter. Recorded as having received Romy, Viktor Frankl Award and Preis der Stadt Wien für Publizistik.
Journalist and author Hugo Portisch reading from 'Die Olive wir' (literary evening "Rund um die Burg" 2009 near the Burgtheater in Vienna).
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Ehrenzeichenüberreichung an Hugo Portisch durch BM Alexander Schallenberg. Wien, 18.12.2019,
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1927
Hugo Portisch was born on 19 February 1927.
2021
Hugo Portisch died in 2021 at Vienna.
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Bratislava.
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Vienna.
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scholarly publication
- Dedicated to the memory of Hugo Portisch (1927–2021), Visual histories of Austria, 2021
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2021
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- “Hugo Portisch”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1239714: Hugo Portisch
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Awards and honours
• 2010: Concordia Honorary Award • 2012: Julius Raab Medal • 2014: renewed Journalist of the Year Award for his life's work • 2015: Viktor Frankl Prize • 2016: Honorary Citizen of St. Pölten • 2018: Honorary Citizen of the City of Vienna • 2019: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria In October 2022, a part of Würzburggasse, a street in Vienna, was renamed in Portisch's honour. The location was chosen as the ORF is headquartered here: Its address thus changed to Hugo-Portisch-Gasse 1.
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- 1.1927–2021: Hugo Portisch ist tot. news.ORF.at. April 1, 2021.
- 2.Hugo Portisch: Der leidenschaftliche Welterklärer. profil.at. April 1, 2021.
- 3.Green, Timothy. The Universal Eye: World Television in the Seventies. The Bodley Head. 79-80. 1972. 0 370 01356 5.
- 4.Harald Mahrer verleiht goldene Julius-Raab-Medaille an Christian Konrad. OTS.at.
- 5.derStandard.at. www.derstandard.at.
- 6.VIKTOR FRANKL INSTITUT. Preisträger / Übersicht. 2017-09-29.
- 7.Helmreich-Haag, Mag Dagmar. Dr. Hugo Portisch ist Ehrenbürger. St. Pölten.
- 8.margaretha.kopeinig. Hugo Portisch wird Ehrenbürger von Wien. kurier.at. 2018-04-12.
- 9.red, wien ORF at/Agenturen. Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Hugo Portisch. wien.ORF.at. 2019-12-18.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Dr. His recorded language was German. Portisch received Romy, Viktor Frankl Award, Preis der Stadt Wien für Publizistik, honorary citizen of Vienna, Axel Corti Prize and Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.
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