!!!Waissenberger, Robert

Waissenberger, Robert, b. Vienna, Aug. 16, 1926, 
d. Vienna, March 28, 1987, historian. From 1949 in the cultural office 
of the City of Vienna, from 1974 director of the museums of the City 
of Vienna. The Vienna Historic Museum reached international status 
under W.´s management with numerous exhibitions and the 
establishment of cultural heritage sites (e.g. dedicated to W. A. 
Mozart, J. Haydn, L. van Beethoven, A. Stifter). Organized 
large-scale historical exhibitions such as "Traum und Wirklichkeit. 
Wien 1870-1930" (1984/85) and initiated the foundation of the Vienna 
Jewish Museum ( Jewish Museums). Numerous publications.



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