German software manufacturer Association 1989 Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar 1992 Karl Theodor Vogel Prize for technology journalism 2002 Dr. Benno-Wolf-Preis by VdHK (German Speleological Federation) – for merits in speleology 2007 Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class 2007 Collection of projects in honor of Herbert W. Franke's 80's birthday on May 14th 2016 Life Time Award of the European Science Fiction Society "European Grand Master of Science Fiction" Museum collections and exhibitions Abteiberg Museum ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe Kunsthalle Bremen Victoria and Albert Museum References External links Franke at the AVA International agency Franke's home page at the University of Munich 1927 births 2022 deaths Writers from Vienna Austrian artists Digital artists Austrian digital artists Austrian male writers Computer graphics researchers Austrian scientists Austrian science fiction writers Scientists from Vienna Academic staff of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class Deutscher Fantasy Preis winners