Hans Haid

Born in Längenfeld, Ötztal, Haid was a clerk, took the external Matura in 1963 and then studied folklore and history of art at the University of Vienna, which he completed in 1974 with a doctorate.

[1] He lived for a time in Heiligkreuz in the Venter Tal [de] near Sölden, on the "Roale" farm at an altitude of 1680 m, and latterly in his birthplace of Längenfeld.

A central theme of his literary works was the influence of the Alps area by the excesses of mass tourism.

Peter Turrini called Haid "Alpine-Abraham a Sancta Clara" because of his criticism of the sell-out and destruction of his homeland.

[2] Among other things, Haid's criticism was also reflected in his radio play Mit Tränen füllt man keine Betten produced by the ORF in 2008.