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Prokesch von Osten, Anton Graf
© Copyright Count Anton Prokesch von Osten, lithograph by J. Kriehuber, 1847 Prokesch von Osten, Count Anton (since 1871), 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 Ägypten und Kleinasien, 3 vols., 1829-1831; Denkwürdigkeiten und Erinnerungen aus dem Orient, ed. by E. Münch, 3 vols., 1836-1837; Kleine Schriften, 7 vols., 1842-1844; Geschichte des Freiheitskampfes der Griechen, 1845; Geschichte des Abfalls der Griechen vom türk. Reiche, 6 vols., 1867. Literature: A. Berger, P.-O. Ein Leben aus Alt-Ö., 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; ÖBL.
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