Prokesch von Osten, Anton Graf#
b. Graz (Styria), Dec. 10, 1795, d. Vienna, Oct. 26, 1876, historian, writer, one of the most important orientalists of his time. Initially ordnance officer, then a diplomat; 1834-1849 represented Austria in Greece, then in Prussia and at the German Confederation, had violent confrontations with O. von Bismarck, 1855-1871 in Turkey. With his masterly descriptions roused Austrian interest in the Near East.
Works#
Erinnerungen aus Aegypten und Kleinasien, 3 vols., 1829-1831; Denkwuerdigkeiten und Erinnerungen aus dem Orient, ed. by E. Muench, 3 vols., 1836-1837; Kleine Schriften, 7 vols., 1842-1844; Geschichte des Freiheitskampfes der Griechen, 1845; Geschichte des Abfalls der Griechen vom tuerk. Reiche, 6 vols., 1867.Literature#
A. Berger, P.-O. Ein Leben aus Alt-Oe., 1921; L. Mikoletzky, A. P.-O., in: Jb. der Grillparzerges. 3, Bd. 12, 1976; O. Koller, P.-O. und sein Kreis, in: Festschrift J. Stummvoll, 1970; OeBL.