Helmut Birkhan

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  • Kulturphilologie. Vorträge des Festcolloquiums zum 75. Geburtstag von Helmut Birkhan, hg. Manfred Kern - Florian Kragl (= Philologica germanica 37), Fassbaender Wien 2015, ISBN   978-3-902575-69-2
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    Birkhan married Ingvild Birkhan (née Bach), a prominent philologist and philosopher, in 1965. Helmut and Ingvild have two daughters, Barbara Rhiannon Xochitl and Ines Birkhan  [ de ] (born Ines Obilot Papalotl). Ines is a distinguished author, dancer and choreographer. Their daughters were given Nahuatl names, as Helmut and Ingvild have a great interest for the Aztecs. Birkhan's hobbies include botany, photography, music (including classical music, jazz and folk music), cooking, dancing, mountain sports, skiing and sailing. [1]

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    Helmut Birkhan
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    Photograph of Helmut Birkhan reciting his Middle High German translation of Struwwelpeter at his home in Vienna on the celebration of his 70th birthday
    Born (1938-02-01) 1 February 1938 (age 86)
    Vienna, Austria
    NationalityAustrian
    Spouse
    (after 1965)
    Children2
    AwardsOfficer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1990)
    Academic background
    Alma mater
    Academic advisors