Grom-Rottmayer, Hermann#
Grom-Rottmayer, Hermann, b. Vienna, Dec. 20, 1877, d. Vienna, Jan. 24, 1953, painter, stage lighting technician. Studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts from 1903-1906 and at the Munich Academy under L. Herterich from 1906-1908. Teacher at the Art School for Women and Girls in Vienna, in 1926 professor at Vienna University of Technology, founded the first seminar for theatre production, artificial lighting and neon advertising in Vienna.
Literature#
R. Waissenberger, Die Wiener Secession, 1971.