Hans Peter Pawlik

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Hans Peter Pawlik (died 2 January 2012 in Vienna [1] ) was an Austrian painter and author.

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Life

As an author Pawlik wrote on his own or with Josef Otto Slezak and others multiple books and illustrated books about the history of railway in Austria. He became especially known as a painter for his historic motifs of the Southern Railway. [2]

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References

  1. Obituary of Dipl. Ing. Eduard Saßmann on February 9, 2012 in Bahn-Austria Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine (last request on February 19, 2012)
  2. http://www.breitenauerbahn.at/docs/plakat-suedbahnimp.pdf%5B%5D