Brigitte Hamann Ph.D. (July 26, 1940 in Essen, Germany) is a Viennese author and historian. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Essen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Croatian and Serbian: Beč Romanian: Viena, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya;) Vienna is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... A historian is a person who studies history. ...

Born Brigitte Deitert, she studied history in Münster and Vienna and for a time worked as a journalist in her native Essen. In 1965 she married historian and University professor Günther Hamann (1924-1994). The couple had three children. She worked with her husband at the University of Vienna and in 1978 did her doctoral thesis on the life of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria that was published in book form that same year. Success of this first book led to others, notably on Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Adolf Hitler and Winifred Wagner. In 2002, her book on Wagner earned her "Book of the Year" honors and Opernwelt (Operaworld) magazine and "Historical Book of the Year" honors from DAMALS history magazine. That same year she received the Presseclub Concordia [1] "Concordia-Preis" in recognition of her work. Town Hall at Prinzipalmarkt Münster: Prinzipalmarkt Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Croatian and Serbian: Beč Romanian: Viena, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya;) Vienna is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with reporter. ... University of Vienna, main building, seen from Beethovens apartment The University of Vienna (German: Universität Wien) in Austria was founded in 1365 by Rudolph IV and hence named Alma mater Rudolphina. ... Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria (21 August 1858 – 30 January 1889) was the son and heir of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria and Elisabeth of Austria. ... (help· info) (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer (Leader) of Germany from 1934 until his death. ... Winifred Wagner, born Winifred Williams (June 23, 1897 - March 5, 1980) was born in Hastings, England. ...

Dr. Hamann's 1999 book, Hitler's Vienna : A Dictator's Apprenticeship examined how societal attitudes at the time shaped Hitler's anti-Semitic views during his time in Vienna between 1908 and 1913, and the effects of his inordinate fear of both infection and women. Following publication of The Hidden Hitler by historian and University of Bremen professor Lothar Machtan, Dr. Hamann too has investigated claims about Adolf Hitler's homosexuality and appears in the 2004 HBO documentary film Hidden Fuhrer: Debating the Enigma of Hitler's Sexuality by homosexual American documentarians Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Hidden Hitler is the English language title for the 2001 book by German professor and historian Lothar Machtan. ... The University of Bremen (Universität Bremen) is a university of about 23,000 students and 1,500 scientists in Bremen, Germany. ... Lothar Machtan Ph. ... (help· info) (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer (Leader) of Germany from 1934 until his death. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... HBO logo HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The latest book by Dr. Hamann was released in 2005. Winifred Wagner : A Life at the Heart of Hitler's Bayreuth is a biography of Winifred Wagner, the British-born woman who became a founding member of the Nazi Party and a close friend of Adolf Hitler. Winifred Wagner, born Winifred Williams (June 23, 1897 - March 5, 1980) was born in Hastings, England. ... The Nazi swastika symbol The National Socialist German Workers Party ( German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei), better known as the NSDAP or the Nazi Party was a political party that was led to power in Germany by Adolf Hitler in 1933. ...

Honors:

• Heinrich Drimmel Preis (1978)
• Premio Comisso (1982)
• Donauland Sachbuchpreis (1986)
• Wildgans Preis (1995)
• Kreisky Preis (1998)
• Bad Wurzacher Literaturpreis (1998)

Books translated into English:

• The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Knopf: 1986) (ISBN 0394537173)
• Bertha Von Suttner: A Life for Peace (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution) (Syracuse University Press: 1986) ISBN 0815603878
• Sissi, Elisabeth, Empress of Austria (Taschen America: 1997) (ISBN 3822878650)
• Hitler's Vienna : A Dictator's Apprenticeship. (1999: Oxford University Press) ISBN 0195140532 - To aid researchers, Dr. Haman has allowed the scanning of this book by Amazon.com
• Winifred Wagner : A Life at the Heart of Hitler's Bayreuth. (2005: Granta publications [2]) ISBN 1862076715

Books in German: Alfred A. Knopf ( September 12, 1892 – August 11, 1984) was a leading American publisher of the 20th century. ... Oxford University Press (OUP) is a highly-respected publishing house and a department of the University of Oxford in England. ...

• Rudolf, Kronprinz und Rebell, Wien 1978
• Elisabeth, Kaiserin wider Willen, Wien 1981
• Bertha von Suttner. Ein Leben für den Frieden, München 1986
• Hitlers Wien, Lehrjahre eines Diktators, München 1996
• Winifred Wagner oder Hitlers Bayreuth, München 2002
• Der erste Weltkrieg. Wahrheit und Lüge in Bildern und Texten, München 2004
• Die Familie Wagner, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2005