Koren, Hanns#
Koren, Hanns, b. Koeflach (Styria), Nov. 20, 1906, d. Graz (Styria), Dec. 27, 1985. Folklore scholar and politician (Austrian People's Party, OeVP), 1953-1957 member of the Nationalrat, 1963-1970 Deputy Landeshauptmann of Styria, Head of Cultural Affairs of the provincial government, 1970-1983 member and President of the Styrian Landtag. Founder of the cultural event "steirischer Herbst"; 1953-1985 editor and journalist of the folkloristic magazine "Oesterreichische Zeitschrift fuer Volkskunde".
Edition: Gesamtausgabe, ed. by J. Koren, 3 vols., 1996.
Literature#
F. Posch, H. K., in: Zeitschrift des historischen Vereins fuer Steiermark, no. 77, 1986 (with bibliography).