Wolfram, Richard#
b. Vienna, Sept. 16, 1901, d. Traismauer (Lower Austria), May 30, 1995, folklorist. Professor of Germanic German, Austrian and comparative European folklore studies at the University of Vienna (1939-1945, 1959-1972); academic supervisor for the compilation of the Austrian Volkskundeatlas. His studies in all parts of Europe influenced research into Customs and Traditions and Folk Dancing.
Works#
Schwerttanz und Maennerbund, 3 vols., 1936-1937; Die Volkstaenze in Oesterreich und verwandte Taenze in Europa, 1972; Brauchtum und Volksglaube in der Gottschee, 1980; S-Ti. Volksschauspiel und Spielbraeuche, 1987.Literature#
H. Fielhauer (ed.), Volkskunde und Volkskultur. Festschrift, 1968; O. Bockhorn and H. Fielhauer, Kulturelles Erbe und Aneignung. Festschrift, 1982 (each with a list of references).