Sturminger, Walter#
b. Vienna, Jan. 10, 1899, d. Vienna, Nov. 14, 1973, civil servant. Studied law, from 1929 service in the Federal Police, from 1948 to 1964 in the Ministry of Education, ultimately as Director General. Also studied historical sources regarding the Turkish sieges of Vienna, paying exemplary attention to detail.
Works#
Bibliographie und Ikonographie der Tuerkenbelagerungen Wiens 1529 und 1683, 1955; Die Tuerken vor Wien in Augenzeugenberichten, 1968.Literature#
E. Zoellner, W. Sturminger, in: Mitteilungen des Instituts fuer Oesterreichische Geschichtsforschung 82, 1974.