Friedrich Achleitner

Friedrich Achleitner was an Austrian poet and architecture critic. As a member of the Wiener Gruppe, he wrote concrete poems and experimental literature. His magnum opus is a multi-volume documentation of 20th-century Austrian architecture. Written over several decades, Achleitner made a personal visit to each building described. He was a professor of the history and theory of architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.

23 May 1930

Born on the same birth day (23 May): Basil Salvadore D'Souza • Mitch Albom • Robert Bernstein (comics) • Rod Thorn • Zack Wheat • Zalman King

Born in the same month (May 1930): Babe Parilli • Eugene Genovese • George E. Smith • Jasper Johns • Karim Emami • Robert Ryman • Sonia Rykiel • William S. Sessions