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Erich Feigl (1931 – January 27, 2007) was an Austrian documentary film producer and author. He produced almost 60 documentaries, mostly for the Austrian ORF but some for BR (Bavarian), ZDF (German) and TRT (Turkish Radio Television) in co-production. He authored books about the Habsburgs, whose restoration he supported, and the Armenian Genocide, which he described as a "myth".〔Feigl, Erich. ''A Myth of Terror : Armenian Extremism, Its Causes and Its Historical Context, page 7.〕 ==Biography== Erich Feigl was born in Vienna, Austria. He began writing while still a student, but soon switched over to documentary film-making, continuing his career at Austrian State Television (ORF).〔Short biography in ''A Myth of Terror''.〕 He toured the Middle and Near East and Western Asia extensively and produced many documentaries about these places and their cultures and religions ("''Journey to the Early Christian World", "Men and Myths''"). He worked with the Dalai Lama on various projects ("''Bardo''", "''Rebirth''"). Feigl became interested in Turkic cultures and history, especially ("''Kanuni Sultan''"). After 1984 he began writing about the Armenian Genocide, and he subsequently also focused his attention on Kurdish issues and the PKK guerrilla organization, which resulted in his book published under the title ''Die Kurden'' in 1995. He was one of the first authors and commentators to investigate this topic in a contemporary context. He also wrote about the history of the Habsburgs ("''Kaiser Karl''", "''Kaiserin Zita''"). Feigl was a long-time monarchist activist, and in 2006 was awarded honorary membership of the Black-Yellow Alliance, which favors the return of the House of Habsburg to power.〔(Prof. Erich Feigl is dead )〕 Described by ''Der Spiegel'' as a "fervent admirer" of Empress Zita, he was part of the monarchist committee which organized her funeral in 1989.〔''Der Spiegel'', 27 March 1989, (Liebe der Völker ) DER SPIEGEL 13/1989, p. 160〕 Feigl received the Medal for the Progress of the Republic of Azerbaijan and was an honorary Board member of the Congress of European Azeris. Feigl had died of kidney failure after being hospitalised for a stomach hemorrhage and was buried on February 5 at Simmering Cemetery in Vienna after a funeral at Feuerhalle Hall. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Erich Feigl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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