Benesch, Fritz eigentlich Friedrich#
b. Miroslav, Czech Republic (then Misslitz), April 12, 1868, d. Vienna, June 29, 1949, studied law, alpinist, writer and photographer, several illustrated publications on Austrian high-mountain regions, introduced landscape photography into tourism advertisements.
Works#
Bergfahrten in den Groedner Dolomiten, 1899; Verkehrsbuch oe. Eisenbahnen, 1910 (8 vols.); Wie man Bergsteiger wird, 1924; Zauber der Bergheimat, 1935; Gewalten der Berge, 1943.Literature#
O. Hochreiter and T. Starl (ed.), Geschichte der Fotografie in Oe., 2 vols., 1983.