Herbert Hunger (Vienna 1914-2000). Expert in Byzantium between 1956 and 1962 was director of the papyrus collection of the Austrian National Library. From 1962 to 1985 he taught at the University of Vienna. Between 1973 and 1982 chaired the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Also founded the School of Byzantine studies in Vienna. Harrauer Christine is a professor of classical philology at the University of Vienna. Close collaborator of prof. Hunger since late 1997, he received the invitation to rework the ninth edition of his Lexicon ensuring that, in this work, gave him full freedom to carry out that task.